Upper Dolpo located within Nepal’s largest national park called Shey-Phoksundo National Park, covers an area of 3, 555 sq.km, lower area consists mostly of Quercus species. The Upper Dolpo and Trans-Himalayan area has a near-desert type vegetation of mainly dwarf juniper and caragana shrubs. The park provides prime habitat for the snow leopard and the blue sheep, other common animals found in the park are goral, Himalayan Thar, Serow, leopard, wolf and jackal includes Himalayan black bear, Himalayan weasel, Himalayan mouse hare, yellow-throated marten, languor and rhesus monkeys. The park is equally rich in many species of birds, the Impeyan pheasant (Danphe), blood pheasant, cheer pheasants, red and yellow billed cough, raven, jungle crow, snow partridge and many others.