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Wildlife of Mizoram
Ngengpui
Wildlife Sanctuary - The
Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in South-Western Mizoram. It
is close to Indo-Myanmar and Indo-Bangladesh border. The total area
of the Sanctuary is 110 Sq. Km. and ranges in altitude from 200m to
about 1200m msl. The wild animals found in this Sanctuary are Tiger,
Clouded leopard, Elephant, Guar, Barking deer, Sambar, Wild boar,
Hoolock Gibbon, Rhesus macaque, Leaf monkey, Common langur, etc.
Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary -The Khawnglung Wildlife
Sanctuary is situated approximately 170 km from Aizawl. It covers an
area of about 35 Sq. Km. and ranges in altitude from 400m to 1300m.
Animals commonly found here are Wild boars etc.
Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary -The Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary
is situated in the Eastern part of Mizoram adjacent to Murlen
National Park. The approximate area of the Sanctuary is 60 Sq. Km.
and ranges in altitude from 400m to about 2300m above msl. Within
this park is the second highest Peak in Mizoram. The important wild
animals and birds found in this Sanctuary are Tiger, Leopard, Sambar,
Ghoral, Serrow, Hume's Bartailed Pheasant, Kaleej Pheasant, Barking
deer, Wild boar, Hoolock gibbon, Rhesus macaque, etc.
Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary -The Thorangtlang Wildlife
Sanctuary is situated approximately 240 km from Aizawl via Thenzawl
village in the Western Part of Mizoram and is adjacent of Dampa. The
Sanctuary acts as a corridor for elephants which migrate from
Bangladesh. The area of this Sanctuary is 50 Sq. Km. Important
animals found in this Sanctuary are Tiger, Leopard, Hoolock gibbon,
Leaf Monkey, Sambar, Barking Deer, and variety of Birds, etc.
Phawngpui National Park - The Phawngpui National Park is
situated in South Eastern Mizoram adjacent to Myanmar border. The
highest peak in Mizoram, the Phawngpui (2360m) is located within
this Park. The total area of the Park is 50 Sq. Km. The important
wild animals and birds found in this Park are Ghoral, Serrow,
Barking deer, Sambar, Leopard, Blyth's tragopan, Kaelej Pheasant,
Hoolock Gibbon, Common Langur, Rhesus macaque, Stump tail macaque
and variety of birds and orchids.
Dampa
Sanctuary - Set up in 1976, the Dampa Sanctuary covers an overall an area of 681
sq.km. Quite a number of important varieties of the wildlife like
the Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, Bear, Deer, Sambar, Serow and wild Pig
are enjoying sanctuary protection at Dampa. |
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