Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary
East District
Kyongnosla Alpine Wildlife Sanctuary
Subtropical broadleaved hill forest, temperate mixed coniferous forest, alpine moist pasture
Musk Deer, Red Panda, Asiatic Black Bear, Mainland Serow, Himalayan Goral; Blood Pheasant, Himalayan Monal, Satyr Tragopan, Himalayan Snowfinch
The Sanctuary supports a Fascinating Array of Rhododendrons, Primroses, Poppies and a Variety of Wild Flowers. Rhododendron Nevium, the state Tree of Sikkim, and Cypripedium Tibeticum, the Ground Slipper Orchid on the Verge of Extinction, Have Been intro
Located at a distance of 31 km east of Gangtok on the way to Nathu La. Taxis are available from Gangtok.
There is a forest log hut in the village of Kyongnosla.
Secretary,Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim Forest Secretariat, Deorali - 737102 Gangtok, East Sikkim
Email: pccf-fewd@sikkim.gov.in , sik@envis.nic.in Tel (O) : 03592 -281877