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Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve located in Ravangla, near Namchi City in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim covering an area of around 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The literal meaning of maenam-la is "treasure-house of medicines", and the flora of the sanctuary is rich in a number of plants of medicinal value .
Map of the Indian protected areas of the Kangchenjunga Biosphere Reserve and National Park. Khangchendzonga National Park covers an area of 849.50 km 2 (327.99 sq mi) in Mangan district and Gyalshing district at an elevation of 1,829 m (6,001 ft) to over 8,550 m (28,050 ft). It is one of the few high-altitude national parks of India and was ...
This is a tentative list of butterfly species and subspecies found in Sikkim, an Indian state in northeast India. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( September 2019 )
Butterfly Landing, Franklin Park Zoo, Boston; Butterfly Magic, [10] Tucson Botanical Gardens, [11] Tucson; The Butterfly Palace and Rainforest Adventure, [12] Branson, Missouri; Butterfly Pavilion, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington; Butterfly Pavilion, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles
Simlipal Biosphere Reserve: Odisha: 2009 8 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 2013 9 Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh: 2012 [2] 10 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve: Kerala and Tamil Nadu: 2016 [4] 11 Khangchendzonga National Park: Sikkim: 2018 [5] 12 Panna Biosphere Reserve: Madhya ...
The Yumthang Valley or Sikkim Valley of Flowers sanctuary, is a nature sanctuary with river, hot springs, yaks and grazing pasture on rolling meadows surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in Yumthang in the Mangan district of Sikkim state in India. It is approx. 75 km from Mangan town, the district headquarters.
A butterfly house, conservatory, or lepidopterarium is a facility which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies with an emphasis on education. They may also be used to support local populations through butterfly release. Some butterfly houses also feature other insects and arthropods. Butterfly houses are owned and ...
[4] 2 acres (0.81 ha) of forestland were cleared and developed for the park. The theme park was conceived by Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling, who had visited the falls during his visit to the Ranka Monastery on 28 September 2004. He intended to revive interest in the traditional shamanic beliefs of the people.