26°47′53″N90°2′41″E / 26.79806°N 90.04472°E /26.79806; 90.04472
| Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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| Location | Dagana &Sarpang,Bhutan |
| Area | 268.93 km2 (103.83 sq mi) |
| Website | www |
ThePhibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary is the second-smallestnational park inBhutan, covering 268.93 square kilometres (103.83 sq mi) in westernSarpang District and southeasternDagana District along the border withWest Bengal. It is connected toJigme Singye Wangchuck National Park andRoyal Manas National Park via a "biological corridor" that crosses a national highway. Its elevations range from 200 metres (660 ft) to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft). It is separated from the border with India by two rivers, the Sunkosh River to the west and the Sanathang River to the east. The park is recovering from the scars of the ’90s. In those years, when the country had internal problems with the militia, that is why the park only came to life in 2009.[1]
The altitude of the terrain is from 200 to 1600 meters.[2]
Phibsoo is unique in Bhutan for itschital (Axis axis, "spotted deer") and naturalsal (Shorea robusta) forests. Like RoyalManas National Park, Phibsoo is inhabited byelephants,bengal tigers,gaur, three species ofmahseer, and possibly the rareGanges river dolphin. Phibsoo, however, has no human residents.[3][4]
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