Wildlife
in Nepal
Kanchanjunga
Conservation Area
Just below the looming mountains of Kunchanjunga 8,586 meters, lies the Kanchanjunga
Conservation Area (KCA). Spread in an area of 2,035 sq. kilometers, the area
is made up of alpine grasslands, rocky outcrops, dense temperate and subtropical
forests, and river lowlands crowned by the peak of Kanchanjunga. It is situated
in Northeast Nepal in Taplejung district, the conservation area is bordered
by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Sikkim in India in the east. The
area is a vast repository of flora and fauna.
During spring the area has an excellent display of flowering glory of rhododendrons,
orchids, lilies, primula and many other flowers. This is where you will see
15 of Nepal's 28 endemic flowering plants. Wildlife includes the endangered
snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, musk deer, red panda, blue sheep, rhesus
macaw. Impheyan pheasant, red-billed blue magpie, shy drongo are among the birds
found in the area.
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Wildlife in Nepal › Annapurna
Conservation Area › Dhorpatan
Hunting Reserve
Kanchanjunga Conservation Area
› Royal Chitwan National
Park › Sagarmatha National
Park
Royal Bardia National Park ›
Langtang National Park ›
Khaptad National Park
Rara National Park ›
Shey-Phoksundo National Park
› Makalu-Barun National
Park
Royal Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve
› Parsa Wildlife Reserve
› Koshi Tappu Wildlife
Reserve
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