The Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Bumdelling or Bomdeling), which contains the former Kulong Chu Wildlife Sanctuary, covers 1,520.61 square kilometres (587.11 sq mi) in northeastern Bhutan at elevations between 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) and 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). The sanctuary covers most of Trashiyangtse District, including Bumdeling Gewog. The sanctuary was planned in 1995 and established in 1998. It contains diverse flora, fauna, and scenery including alpine lakes and the Bumdeling Valley. The sanctuary also contains several cultural and religious sites. In the park live 3,000 resident households.[1][2] The sanctuary is located in the basin of one of the largest rivers of Buthan and Kholong Chu, Drangme Chu.[3]
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^Choudhury, A.U. (2007). "First sighting of White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla in Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhutan". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 104 (2): 209–210.
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bumdeling, wildlife, sanctuary, 79722, 43778, 79722, 43778, locationlhuntse, mongar, trashiyangtse, bhutanarea1, governing, bodydepartment, forests, park, services, bhutanwebsitebhutan, trust, fund, environmental, conservationblack, necked, cranethe, also, spe. 27 47 50 N 91 26 16 E 27 79722 N 91 43778 E 27 79722 91 43778 Bumdeling Wildlife SanctuaryLocationLhuntse Mongar Trashiyangtse BhutanArea1 520 61 km2 587 11 sq mi Governing bodyDepartment of Forests and Park Services of BhutanWebsiteBhutan Trust Fund for Environmental ConservationBlack necked craneThe Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary also spelled Bumdelling or Bomdeling which contains the former Kulong Chu Wildlife Sanctuary covers 1 520 61 square kilometres 587 11 sq mi in northeastern Bhutan at elevations between 1 500 metres 4 900 ft and 6 000 metres 20 000 ft The sanctuary covers most of Trashiyangtse District including Bumdeling Gewog The sanctuary was planned in 1995 and established in 1998 It contains diverse flora fauna and scenery including alpine lakes and the Bumdeling Valley The sanctuary also contains several cultural and religious sites In the park live 3 000 resident households 1 2 The sanctuary is located in the basin of one of the largest rivers of Buthan and Kholong Chu Drangme Chu 3 The sanctuary has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports black necked cranes it is one of the country s two wintering sites wood snipes and grey crowned prinias 4 As of 2007 there was a record of the white tailed eagle a first for the sanctuary 5 It is listed in Bhutan s Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion citation needed Ludlow s Bhutan Swallowtail the only endemic butterfly in Bhutan and in the world lives here 6 See also editList of protected areas of Bhutan Black necked cranes in BhutanReferences edit Parks of Bhutan Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online Bhutan Trust Fund Archived from the original on 2011 07 02 Retrieved 2011 03 26 Bomdeling Wildlife Sanctuary Himalaya 2000 online Bhutan Travel Guide Retrieved 2011 04 02 Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2021 03 15 Bumdelling Wildlife Sanctuary BirdLife data zone Important Bird Areas BirdLife International 2012 Archived from the original on 2007 07 10 Retrieved 2012 12 08 Choudhury A U 2007 First sighting of White tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla in Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary Bhutan Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 104 2 209 210 Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2021 03 15 nbsp This article related to a protected area in Asia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary amp oldid 1177651209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
