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Darjeeling Zoo | Mountain forest

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Remnant of native mountain forest in the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling. Most of the territory of the Lesser Himalaya has been converted into Cryptomeria japonica forest plantations, or has been deforested for the purpose of tea cultivation.