The Shangri La Country

The Shangri La region hosts a profusion of life and unparalleled scenic beauty. Here you can sample some of the bounties nature has endowed Shangri La.

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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