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The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), ... The red panda was recognised as the state animal of Sikkim in the early 1990s and was the mascot of the Darjeeling Tea Festival. [83]
Even though the national park has a resident red panda population of only about 42 (in 2019) members, Project Red Panda (funded by the Central Zoo Authority) chose Singalila National Park for reintroduction of red pandas from its captive breeding program at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, mainly due to reasons of ...
The red panda is the state animal of Sikkim. The fauna of Sikkim include the snow leopard, [70] musk deer, Himalayan tahr, red panda, Himalayan marmot, Himalayan serow, Himalayan goral, muntjac, common langur, Asian black bear, clouded leopard, [71] marbled cat, leopard cat, [72] dhole, Tibetan wolf, hog badger, binturong, and Himalayan jungle cat.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (also called the Darjeeling Zoo) is a 67.56-acre (27.3 ha) zoo in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.The zoo was opened in 1958, and an average elevation of 7,000 feet (2,134 m), is the largest high altitude zoo in India.
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. [1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government.
On Monday six people were reportedly arrested in Thailand after trying to smuggle 87 animals, including an endangered red panda, in their luggage by Thailand's Customs Department.
North Sikkim is home to the red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a vulnerable species. [13] This animal is the pride of Sikkim and is also the State Animal. It is generally found between heights of 2000 m to 4000 m.
Variety of plants and wildlife are found in the East Sikkim and Pakyong District. The important ones are Red panda the state animal, Blood pheasant, the state bird, Dendrobium nobile the state flower and Rhododendron the state tree are found in the wildlife sanctuaries of East sikkim.