Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary

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Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationDagana & Sarpang, Bhutan
Area268.93 km2 (103.83 sq mi)
Websitewww.bhutantrustfund.bt

The Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary is the second-smallest national park in Bhutan, covering 268.93 square kilometres (103.83 sq mi) in western Sarpang District and southeastern Dagana District along the border with West Bengal. It is connected to Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park and Royal Manas National Park via a "biological corridor" that crosses a national highway. Its elevations range from 200 metres (660 ft) to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft). It is separated from the border with India by two rivers, the Sunkosh River to the west and the Sanathang River to the east. The park is recovering from the scars of the ’90s. In those years, when the country had internal problems with the militia, that is why the park only came to life in 2009. [1]

The altitude of the terrain is from 200 to 1600 meters.[2]

Flora and fauna
Chital stags

Phibsoo is unique in Bhutan for its chital (Axis axis, "spotted deer") and natural sal (Shorea robusta) forests. Like Royal Manas National Park, Phibsoo is inhabited by elephants, bengal tigers, gaur, three species of mahseer, and possibly the rare Ganges river dolphin. Phibsoo, however, has no human residents.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary".
  2. Bhutan, Tourism Council of. "Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary". www.bhutan.travel. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  3. "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  4. "Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary". Himalaya 2000 online. Bhutan Travel Guide. Retrieved 2011-04-02.


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