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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 ...
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 .
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 )
Sikkim also has a rich diversity of arthropods, many of which remain unstudied. [68] Some of the most understudied species are Sikkimese arthropods, specifically butterflies. Of the approximately 1,438 butterfly species found in the Indian subcontinent, 695 have been recorded in Sikkim. [74]
For both Hindus and Buddhists this place is considered as a sacred groove. Gadi fort or Budang-Gadi fort is the ruins of the fort built by Chogyal of Sikkim to protect Bhutanese invasion from the east. As per local narrative story - The king of Bhutan attacked kingdom of Sikkim to get back the princess "Pendi" as she flew with the king of Sikkim.
The Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park is a recreation centre and tourist attraction near Gangtok, in the state of Sikkim, India. The park's statuary and other displays document the Ban Jhakri, or traditional shamanic healer who worships spirits living in caves around the falls. Ban means "forest", and jhākri means "healer". [1] [2]
Singalila National Park is a national park of India located on the Singalila Ridge at an elevation of more than 2,300 metres above sea level, in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. [1] It is well known for the trekking route to Sandakphu that runs through it.
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that was established in 1997. It covers 2,035 km 2 (786 sq mi) in the Taplejung District and comprises two peaks of Kanchenjunga.