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The sangai (Meitei pronunciation: /sə.ŋai/ [1]) (Rucervus eldii eldii) is an endemic and endangered subspecies of Eld's deer found only in Manipur, India. It is also the state animal of Manipur. [2] Its common English name is Manipur brow-antlered deer or Eld's deer. [3]
Replicas of Sangai deer installed in the Sangai festival, an annual event organised in honor of this Cervus species in Manipur. In one of the epic cycles of incarnations in Moirang, Kadeng Thangjahanba hunted and brought a lovely Sangai deer alive from a hunting ground called "Torbung Lamjao" as a gift of love for his girlfriend, Lady Tonu Laijinglembi.
Shirui National Park is a national park located in the state of Manipur in India. It was established in 1982. [1] Among the animals that make their homes here include tragopan, tiger and leopard. It is here that the famous shirui lily (Lilium mackliniae) grows naturally.
Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary (Meitei: Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Lamlak-ki Saa-Ngaa Ngaak Senpham) is an Indo-Burma wildlife sanctuary in Chandel district of Manipur. It is in the Indo-Myanmar border about 110 km from Imphal. It has an area of 184.80 square kilometers. [1] [2] [3] The ecosystem of this wildlife sanctuary is unique and vibrant.
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Manipur [9] [35] Sanctuary Declared Area (km 2) District Bunning Wildlife Sanctuary: 1997 115.8 Tamenglong: Jiri-Makru Wildlife Sanctuary: 1997 198 Imphal East, Tamenglong: Kailam Wildlife Sanctuary: 1997 187.5 Churachandpur: Khongjaingamba Ching Wildlife Sanctuary: 2016 0.42 Imphal East: Thinungei Bird Sanctuary: 2019 1 ...
The Keibul Lamjao National Park (Meitei: Keibul Lamjao Leipakki Lampak) is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in Northeast India.It is 40 km 2 (15.4 sq mi) in area, the only floating national park in the world, and an integral part of Loktak Lake.
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. [1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government.
Manipur Zoological Garden (Meitei: Manipur Sha-Uchek Thampham) is a zoo in Iroisemba, Manipur. [2] It is the second habitat of Sangai (Cervus eldi eldi), [2] the world's only dancing deer species, after the Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world's only floating national park. [3] It is a medium sized zoological garden.