Mouling National Park

Mouling National Park is a protected area in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, near Yingkiong town. Established in 1986 and covering about 483 sq km, it forms part of the Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve. Named after Mouling Peak, the park features dense tropical and temperate forests, steep terrain and rich biodiversity including takin, red panda, and diverse birdlife, and remains largely undisturbed due to limited accessibility.

Visitors can expect a remote, densely forested national park with rugged mountainous terrain, steep slopes and pristine wilderness along the Siang River valley. Access is limited and requires trekking with a guide. The park offers dense evergreen and temperate forests, sightings of wildlife and birds, viewpoints of Mouling Peak, and basic forest rest houses. There are no developed tourist facilities inside; the experience is primarily nature observation, trekking and wilderness camping in an undisturbed Himalayan ecosystem.

Proposed in 1982 and notified as a National Park in 1986 under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Named after Mouling Peak within the park area. Later included as a core zone of the Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve notified in 1998, recognized for its ecological importance in the Eastern Himalaya.

The park landscape lies within the traditional territory of the Adi tribal communities of Upper Siang. Mouling Peak holds local cultural significance and the surrounding forests reflect traditional conservation practices of indigenous communities.