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Neora Valley National Park
BetaNeora Valley is a steep, mist-covered cloud forest in the Darjeeling hills, much of it still little explored. The trekking is hard, and the forest shelters red panda, clouded leopard and many endemic birds.
Why this place matters
One of the least disturbed and least surveyed forests in the eastern Himalaya.
The wildlife
A field list of species recorded in this landscape, with current IUCN Red List status.
Mammals
Red pandaAilurus fulgensENEndangered
Reptiles
King cobraOphiophagus hannahVUVulnerable
Reptiles include King Cobra.
Plan your visit
Winter provides a brief respite from leeches and monsoon washouts, allowing deep forest trekking.