Sikkim forests are home to various animals

Sikkim, the North East State in India bordered by Bhutan, Tibert and Nepal has a dramatic landscape including the Himalayan Moutains' highest mountain ...8586 metres high Kangchenjunga!

The dense forests, hills and mountains of Sikkim are home to a huge variety of animal species from musk deer and red panda, to bharal or blue sheep, the Himalayan black bear and the elusive snow leopard.

Due to encroachments, and climate change, many of the species found in Sikkim are endangered or threatened. The lowland forests of Sikkim are home to Sikkim’s largest reptile Burmese python, house geckos, the Himalayan crestless porcupine, the Chinese pangolin, and barking deer.

Several species of birds can also be found here — the great pied hornbill locally called ‘hongraio’, chestnut-breasted partridge, the red junglefowl, and more. Subtropical regions are home to the red panda, red fox vulpes, the golden jackal, leopards, Asiatic black bear, palm civets, flying squirrels, wild boars, japalura lizards, cobras, kraits and mountain pit vipers. 

Sikkim’s temperate regions are home to the red panda, langur, yellow-throated marten, the Asiatic black bear, Himalayan goral, the golden cat, endangered wild dog, clouded leopard, and the fire-tailed sunbird. And its alpine forests shelter the endangered alpine musk deer, threatened Himalayan tahr, blue sheep, and bright-red blood pheasants. The cold deserts in north Sikkim are home to the kiang or Tibetan wild ass, Tibetan argali, snow leopards, Eurasian lynx, Tibetan wolf and others.