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{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| photo = Panchchuli Peaks, near Munsiyari, Uttarakhand.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Panchchuli Peaks, near Munsiyari, Uttarakhand<br />
| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
| nearest_city = [[Didihat]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coords|30|07|15|N|80|39|09|E|display=inline, title}}<br />
| area_km2 = 599.93<br />
| established = 1986<br />
| visitation_num = <br />
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}}<br />
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'''Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary''' is located {{cvt|54|km}} from [[Pithoragarh]] near [[Askot]] in [[Uttarakhand]] state of India. This sanctuary has been set up primarily with the object of conserving the [[musk deer]] ''([[Moschus leucogaster]])'' and its [[Habitat (ecology)|habitat]]. Intensive efforts have been initiated to conserve this rare species. Other mammals found in this sanctuary include the [[Bengal tiger]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Tiger spotted above 12,000 ft in Uttarakhand, experts say 'ominous'|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tiger-spotted-above-12-000-ft-in-uttarakhand-experts-say-ominous/story-C3opdIQuYIxxs60KFyxlPI.html|author=HT Correspondents|author2= Dehradun|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=31 July 2016|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref> [[Indian leopard]], [[Himalayan jungle cat]], [[civet]], [[barking deer]], [[serow]], [[Nemorhaedus|goral]] and [[Himalayan brown bear]]. Many species of high altitude birds are also found in this sanctuary.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Askot Wildlife Sanctuary, with altitude range from {{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{convert|6905|m|ft|abbr=on}} is located in the [[Pithoragarh district]] of [[Kumaon division|Kumaun]]. It lies between 29°46'45" to 30°27'45"N latitude and 81°01'53" to 80°16'25"E longitude (central coordinate: {{coord|30|07|15|N|80|39|09|E|}}) and covers almost {{convert|600|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. The River Kali forms the international boundary and separates it from [[Nepal]] in the east and to the west it is bounded by West Almora Forest Division, to the north by [[Tibet]] and the south by Pithoragarh Forest Division.<br />
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The famous peaks: [[Panchchuli]], [[Neodhura]], [[Naukana]], [[Chhiplakot]], [[Najirikot]]; the passes: [[Lipu lekh]], Lumpiya lekh and Mankshang lekh: and the religious places: [[Bhanar]], [[Chiplakot]], [[Niirikot]], [[Panchachuli]], [[Kalapani, Uttarakhand|Kalapani]] and Chota Kailash ([[Adi Kailash]]) form a part of the Sanctuary. The Dhauli and Ikli rivers originate from the area and [[Gori Ganga]] passes through it. The forest blocks: Rugling, Jyotigad, Hiragumarhi, Duk, Sobla, East Ghandhura, West Ghandhura, Maitham, Akla and Daphia are biodiversity rich habitats of the Sanctuary.<ref name="Samant">{{citation<br />
|title=Biodiversity status of a protected area in West Himalaya: Askot Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
|url=http://www.snowleopardnetwork.org/bibliography/Samant_1998.pdf<br />
|author=S.S. Samant<br />
|author2= U. Dhar<br />
|author3=R.S. Rawal<br />
|name-list-style=amp<br />
|work=International Journal of Sustainable Development<br />
|volume=World Ecology- 5<br />
|pages= 194–203<br />
|place= G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263643, India<br />
|year=1998<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.kmvn.org/wildlifeascotmuskdeer.aspx Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803211742/http://www.kmvn.org/wildlifeascotmuskdeer.aspx |date=3 August 2016 }}<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Pithoragarh district]]<br />
[[Category:Musk deer]]<br />
[[Category:Western Himalayan broadleaf forests]]<br />
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of India]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1986]]<br />
[[Category:1986 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]</div>imported>InternetArchiveBot