{"id":274091,"date":"2023-12-16T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=274091"},"modified":"2023-12-16T17:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:55:08","slug":"pangolakha-wildlife-sanctuary-tiger-spotted-at-record-high-elevation-of-3640m-in-sikkim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pangolakha-wildlife-sanctuary-tiger-spotted-at-record-high-elevation-of-3640m-in-sikkim\/","title":{"rendered":"Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: Tiger spotted at record high elevation of 3,640m in Sikkim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201c<\/b>Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: <\/b>Tiger spotted at record high elevation of 3,640m in Sikkim<\/b>\u201d<\/b> published in<\/span> \u201cHindustan Times\u201d on 9th December 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

A tiger has been spotted at an elevation of 3,640 meters in the Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim.<\/span><\/p>\n

This marks the highest elevation in India where tigers have been observed, surpassing the previous record of 3,630 meters in Arunachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary?<\/h2>\n
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Source: Researchand gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/b><\/td>\nSikkim<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographical Features<\/b><\/td>\n1) The sanctuary is situated at the tri-junction of Sikkim, Bengal and Bhutan.
\n<\/span>2) The Pangolakha range in the east separates Sikkim from Bhutan.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Park\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nThe sanctuary is linked to Neora Valley National Park of West Bengal, forests of Samtse and Haa district in Bhutan<\/span>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/b><\/td>\nIt is the <\/span>largest wildlife sanctuary<\/span> in Sikkim.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetation<\/b><\/td>\nAlpine-temperate-subtropical<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakes<\/b><\/td>\nFeatures high-altitude lakes like Lake Tsongmo, a biodiversity hotspot for migratory birds.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rivers<\/b><\/td>\nRivers like Rangpo and Jaldhaka originate from nearby lakes within the sanctuary.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flora<\/b><\/td>\nR\u200b\u200bhododendrons, silver fir, juniper and moss-covered oaks.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fauna<\/b><\/td>\nThe sanctuary is home to <\/span>Red Panda (Sikkim’s state animal), Himalayan Black Bear, Musk Deer among others.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eco-regions<\/b><\/td>\nThe sanctuary encompasses various eco-regions like Terai-Duar savanna, Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests, Himalayan subtropical pine forests among others.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Wildlife Sanctuary in news<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cPangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: Tiger spotted at record high elevation of 3,640m in Sikkim\u201d published in \u201cHindustan Times\u201d on 9th December 2023 Why in the News? A tiger has been spotted at an elevation of 3,640 meters in the Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim. This marks the highest… Continue reading Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: Tiger spotted at record high elevation of 3,640m in Sikkim<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-274091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":34,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1702753923},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274091\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}