Kanchanjunga Conservation Area

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conservation area national conservation area of Nepal protected area

Kanchanjunga Conservation Area is a protected region in eastern Nepal renowned for its high Himalayan landscapes, rich biodiversity, and proximity to Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation area ⓘ
national conservation area of Nepal ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area 2035 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 785 square miles ⓘ
borders India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateZones alpine ⓘ
nival ⓘ
subalpine ⓘ
subtropical ⓘ
temperate ⓘ
coManagedWith local communities ⓘ
conservationApproach community-based management ⓘ
integrated conservation and development ⓘ
contains alpine meadows ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
high Himalayan landscapes ⓘ
remote mountain villages ⓘ
rhododendron forests ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 1200 metres to over 8500 metres above sea level ⓘ
established 1997 ⓘ
ethnicGroups Gurung NERFINISHED ⓘ
Limbu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sherpa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tamang NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kanchanjunga Conservation Area Management Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitatFor Himalayan black bear NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himalayan monal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Himalayan tahr NERFINISHED ⓘ
blue sheep ⓘ
clouded leopard ⓘ
musk deer ⓘ
pheasants ⓘ
red panda ⓘ
satyr tragopan ⓘ
snow leopard ⓘ
various rhododendron species ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Kanchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNCategory VI ⓘ
knownFor community-based conservation ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
scenic mountain landscapes ⓘ
trekking routes ⓘ
locatedIn Himalayas ⓘ
Taplejung District NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainAccessTown Taplejung NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Mount Kanchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacred Himalayan Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularActivity Kanchenjunga Base Camp trek NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
religionsPracticed Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
animist traditions ⓘ

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Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal → overseesProtectedArea → Kanchanjunga Conservation Area ⓘ