湖(hu)北三(san)峽萬朝山自然保護(hu)區(qu)地處(chu)湖(hu)北省興山縣西部,其行(xing)政區(qu)域涉(she)及兩鎮一(yi)鄉一(yi)林(lin)場。保護(hu)區(qu)內有(you)維管束植(zhi)(zhi)物2483種(zhong)(zhong),占(zhan)湖(hu)北植(zhi)(zhi)物種(zhong)(zhong)類的(de)三(san)分之(zhi)(zhi)二,常綠闊葉林(lin)分布較為廣(guang)泛,并伴有(you)許多(duo)生長良好(hao)的(de)植(zhi)(zhi)物群落(luo)。野生脊柱動物有(you)392種(zhong)(zhong),占(zhan)三(san)峽庫區(qu)動物種(zhong)(zhong)群數的(de)一(yi)半。其中國(guo)家重點保護(hu)珍(zhen)貴樹(shu)木珍(zhen)稀(xi)瀕危野生植(zhi)(zhi)物47種(zhong)(zhong),國(guo)家重點保護(hu)動物59種(zhong)(zhong),匯集(ji)華中地區(qu)特有(you)珍(zhen)稀(xi)物種(zhong)(zhong),如珙桐、紅豆杉(shan)、銀杏、鵝掌(zhang)楸(qiu)、連香(xiang)樹(shu)、杜(du)仲,林(lin)麝、大鯢等。同時(shi)還是植(zhi)(zhi)物界模式標(biao)本(ben)采集(ji)較集(ji)中的(de)地區(qu)之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi),先(xian)后在該地區(qu)采集(ji)的(de)種(zhong)(zhong)子(zi)植(zhi)(zhi)物模式標(biao)本(ben)達105種(zhong)(zhong),以興山命名就有(you)12種(zhong)(zhong)。
湖北三(san)峽(xia)萬朝山(shan)自(zi)然保護區(qu)(qu)地處湖北省(sheng)興山(shan)縣(xian)西(xi)部,其行政區(qu)(qu)域涉及兩鎮一(yi)鄉(xiang)一(yi)林場。其北與神(shen)農架林區(qu)(qu)相(xiang)鄰,西(xi)與巴東縣(xian)相(xiang)連。其地理坐標為東經110°25′16″-110°39′58″,北緯31°12′44″-31°22′28″之間。保護區(qu)(qu)總面(mian)積(ji)20986公頃(qing),其中(zhong)核心區(qu)(qu)面(mian)積(ji)7671.63公頃(qing),占保護區(qu)(qu)面(mian)積(ji)的(de)36.56%;緩(huan)沖區(qu)(qu)的(de)面(mian)積(ji)3997.93公頃(qing),占保護區(qu)(qu)面(mian)積(ji)的(de)19.05%;實驗(yan)區(qu)(qu)面(mian)積(ji)9316.44公頃(qing),占保護區(qu)(qu)面(mian)積(ji)的(de)44.39%。