Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary

Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location within Sikkim
Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary (India)
Interactive map of Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary
LocationGangtok district, India
Nearest cityGangtok
Coordinates27°22′37″N 88°44′28″E / 27.377°N 88.741°E / 27.377; 88.741[1]
Area31 km2 (12 mi2)
Established1977

Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Gangtok district, Sikkim, India. It is situated around the area adjoining Lake Tsomgo and covers an area of about 31 km2 (12 sq mi). It harbours orchids and rhododendrons interspersed among tall junipers and taller silver firs.[2]

Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary is part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Sikkim Forest Department: Wildlife
  2. ^ O'Neill, A. R. (2019). "Evaluating high-altitude Ramsar wetlands in the Sikkim Eastern Himalayas". Global Ecology and Conservation. 20 (e00715): 19. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00715.
  3. ^ Gurung, C. P.; Maskey, T. M.; Poudel, N.; Lama, Y.; Wagley, M. P.; Manandhar, A.; Khaling, S.; Thapa, G.; Thapa, S.; Wikramanayake, E. D. (2006). "The Sacred Himalayan Landscape: Conceptualizing, Visioning, and Planning for Conservation of Biodiversity, Culture and Livelihoods in the Eastern Himalaya" (PDF). In McNeely, J. A.; McCarthy, T. M.; Smith, A.; Whittaker, O. L.; Wikramanayake, E. D. (eds.). Conservation Biology in Asia. Kathmandu: Nepal Society for Conservation Biology, Asia Section and Resources Himalaya Foundation. pp. 10–20. ISBN 99946-996-9-5.
  4. ^ O'Neill, A. R.; Badola, H.K.; Dhyani, P. P.; Rana, S. K. (2017). "Integrating ethnobiological knowledge into biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13 (1): 21. doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0148-9. PMC 5372287. PMID 28356115.


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