News: A forest fire has been burning for the past two days within Sikkim’s Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary.
About Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
- Location: Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary is located in East Sikkim.
- It is situated at the tri-junction of Sikkim, Bengal and Bhutan.
- The Pangolakha range in the east separates Sikkim from Bhutan.
- It is linked to Neora Valley National Park of West Bengal.
- Established: It was established as a Wildlife Sanctuary in the year 2002.
- Area: It covers an area of about 12,400 hectares.
- Altitude: It lies at an altitude ranging from 1,300 metres to above 4,000 metres.
- Lakes: The area has high-altitude lakes such as Bedang Tso and wetlands near Jelep La and Natu La.
- River: Rivers like Rangpo and Jaldhaka originate from nearby lakes within the sanctuary.
- Vegetation: It contains alpine, temperate, and subtropical vegetation zones.
- Flora: Rhododendron, silver fir, juniper, oak, and bamboo thickets are found there.
- Fauna: Species such as Red Panda, Tiger, Snow leopard, Takin, Goral, Serow, Musk Deer, Red Fox, and Asiatic Black Bear, Mouse-Hare and Himalayan Weasel are found here.
- Bird species such as Bar-headed Goose, Large Cormorant, and Brahminy Shelduck, Bar-headed Goose, Large Cormorant Brahminy, Shelduck, etc are found here.
