Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary
Facts and practical information
Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary is the smallest protected area of Bhutan covering 334.73 square kilometres in Samdrup Jongkhar District along the southern border with Assam. Its elevations range between 400 metres and 2,200 metres. Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary is, despite its small acreage, an important habitat for elephants, gaur, and other tropical wildlife. It may also contain the rare pygmy hog and hispid hare known to inhabit the adjacent Khaling Reserve in Assam, with which Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary forms a trans-border reserve. ()
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Wildlife
AnimalsSee what popular animal species you can meet in this location.
Gaur
The gaur, also called the Indian bison, is native to South and Southeast Asia and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population has been estimated at...
Mammals
Elephant
Elephants are mammals of the family Elephantidae and the largest existing land animals. Three species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and...
Mammals
Pygmy hog
The pygmy hog is a suid native to alluvial grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas at elevations of up to 300 m. Today, the only known population lives in southern Bhutan and in Assam...
Mammals
Hispid hare
The hispid hare, also called Assam rabbit and bristly rabbit, is a leporid native to South Asia, whose historic range extended along the southern foothills of the Himalayas.
Mammals
Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Deothang.
Samdrupjongkhar