Biodiversity
Danphe (Impeyan Pheasant)
Total no. of birds : 850 species (recorded as of 1992)
Laliguras (Red Rhododendron)
Total no. of vascular plants = 7000 species
Total no. of Fish : 172 species
Endangered Species : 26 mammals, 9 birds and 3 reptiles
WildLife
Five species of Deers
Great One-Horned Rhinoceros
The Royal Bengal Tiger
There are wild goat (ghoral), wild sheep (naur), wild dog (bwanso), wild donkey (kyang) and perhaps wild man (Yeti)!
List of protected mammals, birds and reptiles
Lakes
Goshaikunda,
Yamdrok Yutso (Yamzho Yumco),
Changu Lake (Sikkim),
Phoksundo, Phewa,
Tilicho, Nganglo Ringco,
Rara, Tangra Yumco, Mansarover (4,557m/14,950ft)
River systems
Kosi, Narayani, Seti, Rapti, Karnali, Ganges (Ganga), Brahmaputra
Cascade near Tatopani, Nepal
Principal Glaciers
Khumbu, Ngoxumpa, Nangpala, Lunag, Langtang, Barun, Yalung, Ramtang, Milam, Gangotri
View from Gokya Ri
Wetlands : 17 sites
National Parks and Conservation Areas
Famous scenic places in Shangri La
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