Kanchanjunga
Conservation Area [KCA] (2,035 sq km)
Situated in north-eastern Nepal in
the district of Taplejung, the Kanchanjunga Conservation Area is bordered by
the Tibet-China in the north, Sikkim-India in the east and Sankhuwa -Sabha
district in the west.
The area has alpine grasslands, low
river valleys with temperate and sub-tropical forests. Ten species among
Nepal’s 20 indigenous gymnosperms and 15 among Nepal’s 28 endemic flowering
plants are found in this region. In addition, almost 30 varieties of
rhododendron species and 69 varieties of orchids are found here. Wildlife
includes endangered snow leopard, Himalayan black bear musk deer red panda,
blue sheep and rhesus macaw. About 202 species of different birds including
Impheyan pheasant, red-billed blue magpie, shy drongo are found in the area.
- Activities: Trekking, mountaineering.
- Accommodation: Tea houses, camping.
- Access: From Taplejung which can be reached by air from Kathmandu
- Best Season: March- May; Sep- Nov
- Park headquarter: Lelep, Tel: 024-460081
