Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS), is located in the remotest part of eastern Bhutan, covering approximately 700 sq km and joined through a biological corridor to Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary in the south of the country.
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS), is located in the remotest part of eastern Bhutan, covering approximately 700 sq km and joined through a biological corridor to Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary in the south of the country.
SWS has a wide altitudinal range from 1,600m to over 4,000m, with eco-systems varying from cool temperate broad-leaved forests to temperate coniferous forests and alpine meadows; providing habitat for over 200 different species of trees, shrubs, herbs and plants including endemic species including the Eastern Blue Pine, Black-rumped Magpie and Blue Poppy (Bhutan’s National flower), 160 species of mammals and approximately 150 species of birds.
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