Mouling

Mouling National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh, mainly in Upper Siang district with parts of West Siang and East Siang. It covers 483 km² and forms the western part of the Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve^[1]. It is often called the state's cradle of biodiversity.

Wildlife includes takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, barking deer, serow and red panda^[1].

The park is a transition zone between tropical forest at low altitude and temperate forest above 2,800 m. Past jhum (shifting) cultivation left traces in the north and southeast^[1].

The terrain is rugged, ranging from 750 to 3,064 m, with Mouling Peak the highest point^[1].

The climate is extremely humid, with about 2,343 mm of rain a year and no well-defined dry season. Low-altitude temperatures run 15 to 38 °C, and higher ground gets winter snow^[1].

The name comes from an Adi word associated with red poison or red blood, possibly the red latex of a local tree^[1].

It was established on 30 December 1986, the second national park in Arunachal Pradesh after Namdapha^[1].

The Siyom River flows along the western fringe, and the Siring, Krobong, Semong and Subong rivers drain into the Siang near the eastern boundary^[1].

There is no road access. The nearest airfield is Along; Along is 130 km and Pasighat 185 km away. The Ramsing range is reached from Bomdo village and the Jengging range from Lissing village^[1].

The park is an IUCN Category II area managed by the state forest department from Jengging^[1].