Kanchenjunga Conservation Area

2, Feb 2020 | nepaltraveller.com

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Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that was established in 1997. It covers 2,035 km2 (786 sq mi) in the Taplejung District and comprises two peaks of Kanchenjunga. In the north it adjoins the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in Tibet, and in the east the Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim to the west it borders the Sankhuwasabha District. It ranges in altitude from 1,200 to 8,586 m (3,937 to 28,169 ft). It is part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape, which is being developed by WWF Nepal in partnership with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.

The landscape of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high altitude lakes and glaciers.

Mammal species include the snow leopard, Asian black bear, and red panda. Bird species symbolic of the area include the golden-breasted fulvetta, snow cock, blood pheasant, and red-billed chough.

In April 2012, a leopard cat was recorded by a camera trap at an altitude of 4,474 m (14,678 ft). This record constitutes the highest known record to date. A melanistic leopard was photographed at an altitude of 4,300 m (14,100 ft) in May 2012. Yellow-throated marten has been recorded up to 4,510 m (14,800 ft) altitude in alpine meadow.

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LIST OF PROTECTED AREAS

CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK

SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK

BARDIYA NATIONAL PARK

MAKALU-BARUN NATIONAL PARK

LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK

SHEY-PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK

BANKE NATIONAL PARK

SHIVAPURI-NAGARJUNA NATIONAL PARK

SHUKLA-PANTHA NATIONAL PARK

PARSA NATIONAL PARK

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA

API-NAMPA CONSERVATION AREA

GAURISHANKAR CONSERVATION AREA

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