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Source- This post on Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary has been created based on the article “Tripura’s Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary gets new batch of animals including two tigers” published in” INDIA TODAY” on 6 February 2024.
Why in the news?
The Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary of Tripura recently welcomed two Royal Bengal tigers, two leopards and four golden pigeons.
About Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary
| Aspect | Details |
| Location | It is located around 25 km from Agartala, Tripura. |
| Established | It came into existence in 1972. |
| Vegetation | It has moist deciduous forest |
| Lakes | It has two natural lakes, namely Abasarika and Amrit Sagar. |
| Flora | The sanctuary has around 456 plant species; many kinds of bamboo and a variety of grasses and medicinal plants also grow in the sanctuary |
| Fauna | It is the habitat of different species of primates like Rhesus macaque, Pigtailed macaque, Capped langur, Spectacled monkey, Slow loris and several other wild animals like Leopard, Clouded leopard, Jungle fowl, Civets, Barking, Deer, Wild pig, etc. |
| Important fact | Clouded Leopard National Park, established in 2007, is a part of this wildlife sanctuary. |
About Clouded Leopard
1) It is a wild cat inhabiting dense forests of the Himalayas through mainland Southeast Asia into South China
2) The clouded leopard is categorised into two species: the mainland clouded leopard distributed from central Nepal to peninsular Malaysia, and the Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) native to Borneo and Sumatra
3) It also has rotating rear ankles that enable it to climb down head first from trees, unlike the other felines
4) It is the State animal of Meghalaya.
5) It is classified as Vulnerable under the IUCN Red List.
6) It is placed under Schedule 1st of the Wildlife (protection) act of 1972.
7) Some important wildlife sanctuaries in Tripura-Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary,Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary,Gomati Wildlife Sanctuary etc.
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