Other important protected areas and their biological and religious significance are a) Khaptad NP at , 1984 - oak, fir, conifer, musk deer, leopard, black bear. Ashram of late Khaptad Baba (sage), Shiva shrine, Khaptad daha - a shallow lake; b) Dhorpatan HR at , 1987- fir, hemlock, spruce, birch, junipers, grassland. Game hunting reserve; and c) Royal Suklaphanta - WR (1976) at Kanchanpur at in the Terai Sal, acacia, sisso, extensive grassland, elephant, swamp deer, tiger, hispid hare, Bengal florican.