{"id":348469,"date":"2025-10-22T17:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348469"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:02:38","slug":"rakchham-chitkul-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rakchham-chitkul-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>News: <\/strong>An international bird-watching programme was organised at Rakchham in the Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary by local administration and partners, with delegates from 15 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\">About Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348471\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-348471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Himachal-Forest-Deptt.jpg?resize=300%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Himachal-Forest-Deptt.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Himachal-Forest-Deptt.jpg?w=449&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Himachal Forest Deptt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Location: <\/strong>It is in <strong>Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh<\/strong> , situated between Sangla Valley and Chhitkul.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">It is a part of <strong>western Himalaya range.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">It lies in a <strong>dry zone and does not experience the monsoon<\/strong> much, allowing year-round exploration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #000000\">Other name<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">: It is also known as <\/span><strong style=\"color: #000000\">Sangla Valley<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> (Rakcham Chitkul) Wildlife Sanctuary. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>A<\/strong><strong style=\"color: #000000\">rea: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">The reserve forest spreads over an area of about <\/span><strong style=\"color: #000000\">304<\/strong><strong style=\"color: #000000\"> square kilometres.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #000000\">Altitude:<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> It is located around <strong>5,500 m<\/strong> in elevation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #000000\">River<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">: <\/span><strong style=\"color: #000000\">The Baspa River<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> flows through the Baspa (Sangla) Valley, the corridor where Rakchham and Chitkul are situated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Key Pass<\/strong>: <strong>The Lamkhanga Pass route<\/strong> passes through the sanctuary and <strong>connects Kinnaur with the Gangotri Glacier <\/strong>of Himachal Pradesh..<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Fauna<\/strong>: It is habitat of black beer, brown beer, musk deer, leopard, snow leopard, monal, chakor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Flora<\/strong>: Vegetation features <strong>rhododendron thickets, oak\u2013pine woodlands<\/strong>, patches of juniper, and diverse alpine herbs valued for medicine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: An international bird-watching programme was organised at Rakchham in the Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary by local administration and partners, with delegates from 15 countries. 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