If one drives from Harwan upwards along Dagwan
rivulet, one reaches after approximately 25 Km from Srinagar the wild life sanctuary,
Dachigam. Dachigam was already In former days a royal wild life sanctuary. The game
preserve is divided into two parts, lower Dachigam, lying in the valley where black bears
have their habitat and upper Dachigam. It can be reached by several path. In June one can
observe in upper Dachigam hanguls (Kashmi Stag), a near relation of the European red deer,
and brown bear. The best time for a visit to this game preserve are the months of June and
July.
