One of our favorite birding destination, the Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary situated in Eastern part of Sikkim.
The Sanctuary shares the boundary with Bhutan in East and Neora valley national park of West Bengal on South.
The Sanctuary has typical alpine-temperate-subtropical vegetation with high altitude lakes around Jelep La. Rhododendron, Silver Fir, Juniper forest, associated ground flora, and moss-filled oak forests with mountains dense bamboo thickets form an ideal habitat for much faunal life.
The steep terrain of the Sanctuary, starting from an elevation of 1300 meters that goes all the way up to 4000 meters, has few settlements like Zuluk, Nathang, and Kupup. Also, there are few wetlands which is a breeding ground for few migratory birds during summer.
Due to the vast diversity of altitudinal zone and habitat types, the Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary has become a remarkable destination for nature lovers.
There are number of rare birds found in the Sanctuary for e.g Himalayan Monal, Satyr Tragopan, Great Parrotbill, Fulvous Parrotbill, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Fire-tailed Sunbird, Blood Pheasant and many others. It is also a home of elusive Red Panda and Musk deer. Himalayan Goral can easily be seen here.
Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary is also popularly known as Zuluk (a village there) and old silk road. It has become a favorite destination for other tourists who like scenery and landscape.
The twisted road from Zuluk to Thambi is one of the most beautiful photo attractions. Here we often come across beautiful Himalayan Monal basking in the sun in the morning. The view of Mt. Khangchendzonga is going to be a lifetime experience from Thambi point.
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