Overview
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
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 park in Tibet, and in the east the Kanchenjunga national park in Sikkim To the west it borders the sangkhuwasabha district. It ranges in altitude from 1,200 to 8,586 m (3,937 to 28,169 ft). It is part of the shared Himalayan landscape, which is being developed by wwf nepal in partnership with the international centre for integrated mountain development.
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 the 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.
Vegetation
The landscape of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high altitude lakes and g;ciera.
Fauna
mammal species include the snow leopard, Asian black bear, and red panda. Bird species symbolic of the area include the golden-breasted fuvetta, 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. yallow-throated marten has been recorded up to 4,510 m (14,800 ft) altitude in an alpine meadow.
References
Jump up to Bhuju, U. R., Shakya, P. R., Basnet, T. B., Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal biodiversity resource book protected, Ramsar sites, and world heritage sites (PDF). Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. isbn 978-92-9115-033-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2018-12-14. jump up to Aryal, K. P.; Kerkhoff, E. E.; Maskey, N.; Sherchan, R. (2010). shifting cultivation in the secret Himalayan landscape cas tudy in the Kanchenjunga conservation area (PDF). Kathmandu: WWF
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. 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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BirdLife International. important bird areas factsheet: Kanchenjunga conservation area department of national parks and wildlife conservation Nepal was last edited on 10 December 2020, at 20:54 (UTC).
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