Gulab Garh, (Reasi) Gulab garh Rich in Biodiversity

GULABGARH RICH IN BIODIVERSITY

Gulabghar which have three different meanings.

Gulab (Persian: گلاب gulāb) meaning "rose water". The noun or name is combined from two nouns "gul" (گل) which is the generic word for "flower" or the name for "rose", and "āb" (اب) which means "water" Ghar means "home" which means "land of many beautiful waters" but it could just easily means home of many wild MAMMALS AND BIRDS

Photo Courtesy:- Shah Hussain

Gulabgarh, as from the name one can easily make out its history,named after ruler of the state at that time maharaja Gulab singh who had to run away from jammu because some external forces attacked. Maharaja ran to the place about 80 km's north to reasi town and approximately 30 kms south to the last southern village of kashmir province dhamaal hanjipoora, tehsil kulgam just in the hands of peerpanchal mountain range, a place with almost no name at that time, now known as Gulabgarh.

There is a famous "qila" on the name of maharaja gulab Singh, and thats why its name is known as gulabgarh.

 
It is a block consists eight villages situated around the mountainous region of peer panjal,geographically  this region falls in the temperate zone, it has asimilar climate like that of kashmir. in winters it receives heavy snowfall which makes ii more beautiful.

Photo Courtesy:- Shah Hussain

Place to go......

What can be more mitigating to the eyes than watching a bird fluttering its wings, weaving its head or plunging down on its flying predator?  This locale is an asylum for bird darlings, as just about 50 types of birds live here, aside from 10 species of Raptors 5 species of Pheasents and other Birds and wild mammals from the elevated areas

Flora

The mountain side below the tree line are wooded. most of this coniferous forest consists of broad leaf species.
There are hundred diffrent species of flowers.

Photo Courtesy: Mohd Ayoub Nayiak

Fauna 

Gulab garh is home to many wild Animals and Birds .

Mammals Musk deer, Himalayan black bear, leapord, Royals pika, Gray Langoor, Rhesus Macaque etc,

Ratpors Bearded eagle, Booted eagle, Eurasian hobby, Himalayan Buzzard, Eurasian sparrowhawk, Common kestril, Steppe eagle, Himalayan vulture, Egyption Vlture, and the Rare One Golden eagle.

Pheasents Himalyan Monal, Cheer pheseant, Khalij , Kokals and recently had a sighting of Western tragopan.

Birds

Great Barbet, Himalayan bulbul, Black bulbul, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Grey bellied Cuckoo, Asian Barred Owlet , Spotted Owlet, Sparrows, Golden Oriol, Minivets, Woodepckers, Redstart, etc

Himalayan Monal (M)

Photo courtesy :- Mohd Ayoub Nayik

 

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I hale from Gulabgarh, Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. I developed an interest in bird’s young age from many interactions with naturalists and numerous visits to protected areas. I did my Master's in Forestry from HNB Garhwal Uttrakhand.

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