Shimla, June 1 -- The Himalayan Nature Park, Kufri, has said it achieved a milestone in wildlife conservation by successfully breeding rare blue sheep, called Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) in the local language. Located at an altitude of over 2,600 metres, the park is spread over 13.73 hectares and is covered with dense forests of deodar, fir, spruce and oak. This environment provides an ideal natural habitat for wildlife found at high altitudes, like Bharal.

In a statement issued by department, it was in 2023 the park received three Bharal under a wildlife exchange programme in collaboration with Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling. They were initially kept in quarantine to adapt to the local environment, after which they wer...