Manaslu Conservation Area
The Manaslu Conservation Area is a protected area in Nepal. Established in 1998, it covers in the Mansiri Himal range of the Himalayas in the Gorkha District. The area comprises mountains, glaciers, and watercourses.
In elevation, the area ranges from, the highest point being the peak of Manaslu.
The region is home to 33 species of mammals including snow leopard, musk deer and Himalayan tahr. There are over 110 species of birds and three species of reptiles and about 1,500–2,000 species of flowering plants. At least four species of frogs are present: Amolops formosus, Nanorana liebigii, Ombrana sikimensis and Duttaphrynus himalayanus. Its bio-climatic zones vary from sub-tropical to nival.