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SAKTENG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Located in the easternmost part of the Kingdom
of Bhutan, Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary spans an area of 650 sq. km and is
Bhutan’s newest protected area (launched in 2003). The sanctuary is a lost
world of biodiversity waiting to be discovered. It presents a wide diversity of
Himalayan terrestrial ecosystems, namely alpine meadow, temperate forest, and
warm broadleaf forest. The Sanctuary is home to people of isolated nomadic
tribes. It is characterized by thick carpets of rhododendrons, and in its
habitat roam snow leopards, red pandas, Himalayan black bear, barking deer,
Himalayan red fox, the hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel and even the mythical
Yeti (or the “Abominable Snowman”). Sakteng is virtually untouched by
development. Bird species include the Assamese macaw, blood pheasant, grey
backed shrike, grey headed woodpecker, common hoopoe, rufous vented tit and
dark breasted rose finch. Plant life includes Bhutan’s national flower, the
blue poppy, rhododendrons, primulas and gentiana, all of which transform the
park into a garden of colors during spring time.
