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Encyclopedia of Tours and Travel to Sikkim, featuring information on Fairs & Festivals, Wildlife, Excursion, Adventure, Weather of Sikkim. |
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Khangchendzonga National Park
The Khangchendzonga National Park,
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now named as Biosphere reserve in Sikkim may be aptly called the
haven of prized Musk Deer, elusive Snow Leopard and the shy Himalayan
Tahr, the Shapi of Sikkim. The National Park occupies a place at
the apex amongst the high altitude National Parks in the country
and is endowed with one of the most magnificent high altitude ecosystems
in the world. The Park which has an elevation of 1829 m to over
8550 m. above mean sea level was commissioned on 26th August, 1977
having considered the floral, faunal, ecological, geomorphologic
importance and the wildlife potentiality of the area. This park
which also came into existence through the generosity of heart and
purse of idealists who having realised the beauties and ecstasy
of the region, is probably the largest biologically intact continuous
tract of mountainous land with valleys of lush green forests, meadows,
alpine lands reserved primarily for the conservation of its native
wildlife. It nestles a luxuriant flora and galaxy of magnificent
fauna of rare varieties. There lies the primitive wilderness, natural
lakes, tumbling tributary streams, flowered fields and imposing
canyon. The snow-cum-cloud spangled mountains and peaks encircling
the Park and a few falling inside it rear their majestic heads high
with all the magnificent fauna of their own- a community of distinctive
animals as if singled out by nature to withstand the acute intensity
of cold for mountain living. The National Park's untapped potentiality
is far beyond the ken of knowledge of many a man which needs to
be tapped with the drill of intelligence and austere devotion.