Kanchenjunga Conservation Area

Coordinates: 27°42′56″N 87°55′42″E / 27.7155°N 87.9282°E / 27.7155; 87.9282
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Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
Nepali: कञ्चनजङ्घा संरक्षण क्षेत्र
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
On route to the Pathibhara Devi Temple
Map showing the location of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
LocationNepal
Coordinates27°42′56″N 87°55′42″E / 27.7155°N 87.9282°E / 27.7155; 87.9282
Area2,035 km2 (786 sq mi)
Established1997
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation

Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is a

Kanchenjunga. In the north it adjoins the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in Tibet, and in the east the Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim.[1] To the west it borders the Sankhuwasabha District. It ranges in elevation 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.[2]

History

When the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area was designated in March 1997, it was Nepal's third Conservation Area. In April 2003, a Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Management Council was formed with the support of WWF Nepal, comprising seven Conservation Area User Committees, 44 User Groups, and 32 Mother Groups. These community based institutions support effective implementation of all planned activities. In August 2006, the Government of Nepal handed over the management of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area to the Management Council.[2]

Vegetation

The landscape of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high elevation lakes and glaciers.[1]

Fauna

snow cock, blood pheasant, and red-billed chough.[1]

In April 2012, a

melanistic leopard was photographed at an elevation of 4,300 m (14,100 ft) in May 2012.[3]
Yellow-throated marten has been recorded up to 4,510 m (14,800 ft) elevation in alpine meadow.[4]

References

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  2. ^ a b Aryal, K. P.; Kerkhoff, E. E.; Maskey, N.; Sherchan, R. (2010). Shifting Cultivation in the Sacred Himalayan Landscape. A Case Study in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (PDF). Kathmandu: WWF Nepal.
  3. ^ Thapa, K.; Pradhan, N. M. B.; Berker, J.; Dhakal, M.; Bhandari, A. R.; Gurung, G. S.; Rai, D. P.; Thapa, G. J.; Shrestha, S.; Singh, G. R. (2013). "High elevation record of a leopard cat in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal". Cat News (58): 26–27.
  4. ^ Appel, A.; Khatiwada, A. P. (2014). "Yellow-throated Martens Martes flavigula in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal". Small Carnivore Conservation. 50: 14–19.

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