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National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
Each of Bhutan's National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries is an essential part of the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex - a system of national parks, protected areas and forest corridors covering 35 percent of the country. Each of these parks and sanctuaries has its own special character and are homes to endangered animals, birds and plants.
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Overview of the Protected System |
Name of protected area |
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Area in square (km) |
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Dzongkhags (Districts) |
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Ecosystem representation |
| Royal Manas National Park |
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1,000 |
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Zhemgang, Sarpang |
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Sub-tropical forest, habitat for tiger, elephants, leopard, golden langur |
| Jigme Dorji National Park |
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4,200 |
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Gasa, Thimphu, Paro, Punakha |
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Habitat for takin, snow leopard, blue sheep, rare alpine plant species |
| Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park |
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1,400 |
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Trongsa, Zhemgang, Wangdue, Sarpang, Tsirang |
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Pristine upland broad leaf forests, habitat for clouded leopard, tiger |
| Bomdeling Wildlife Sanctuary |
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1,300 |
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Trashi, Yangtse, Lhuntse, Mongar |
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Upland broad forests, winter roosting area of black-necked crane |
| ThrumsingLa National Park |
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768 |
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Bumthang, Mongar, Lhuntse, Zhemgang |
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Old growth fir forests with varieties of rhododendron, prime habitat for red panda, tragopan and monal pheasant |
| Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary |
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650 |
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Trashigang |
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Pristine mixed coniferous forests, highest number of rhododendron plant species |
| Phibsee Wildlife Sanctuary |
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278 |
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Sarpang |
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Natural sal forest, habitat for spotted deer |
| Torsa Strict Nature Reserve |
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644 |
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Haa, Samtse |
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Pristine temperature forests |
| Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary |
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273 |
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Samdrup Jongkhar |
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Temperature forests, only habitat of pigmy hog |
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