Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary

Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary occupies the slopes east of the Uhl River in the Barot Valley of Mandi district, though it comes under the Kullu Forest Division. The state government created it in October 1999, originally covering 278 sq km; a redrawing of its boundaries in 2013 cut that to about 132 sq km. Alpine forest clothes its slopes.

Among the trees are deodar and fir, kharsu oak, maple, fig and prunus. Leopards, black bears, barking deer, jackals and flying squirrels live in the forests, and the birds include the Himalayan monal, the white-crested kalij, chukar and both black and grey partridges. Snakes and monitor lizards are the common reptiles. The sanctuary is reached by road from Jogindernagar, 30 km away, which is also the nearest railhead, and from Mandi, 50 km away.