Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
27°17′N 91°57′E / 27.28°N 91.95°E
Sakteng | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
Location | Trashigang, Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan |
Area | 742.46 km2 (286.67 sq mi) |
Max. elevation | 4500m |
Min. elevation | 1500m |
Established | 17th April, 2003 |
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is a
The sanctuary has three ranges: Merak Range, Sakteng Range, and Joenkhar Range. Sakteng Range is the largest range with an area of 333.67 km2, followed by Merak Range (287.352 km2) and Joenkhar Range (121.442 km2).
Flora and fauna
The sanctuary represents the easternmost temperate
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary was created in part to protect the migoi, a
Territorial dispute
According to Tenzing Lamsang, editor of The Bhutanese, in all official Chinese maps, the sanctuary is shown to be Chinese territory.[7] The area including Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary made news in June 2020 when the Chinese government reaffirmed that it is a territory disputed between China and Bhutan. Bhutan rejected the assertion, and denied that China had ever laid claim to the area in the past.[8]
In July 2020, the Indian Border Roads Organisation was tasked with building new strategic roads to connect eastern Bhutan to western Tawang area such as Lumla-Trashigang road through Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-8324-265-3.
- ISBN 978-1-85284-553-7.
- ^ "Older Bhutanese Remember Abominable Snowman". Associated Press. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ISBN 978-81-7371-552-5.
- ^ "Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary". Himalaya 2000 online. Bhutan Travel Guide. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (25 November 2020). "Why Bhutan's Sakteng wildlife sanctuary is disputed by China". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ Joshua, Anita. "Beijing now bullies Bhutan". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ India proposes to build road in Bhutan’s ‘Yeti territory’ which China claimed recently, Economic Times, 15 Jul 2020.