Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News
Recently, a rare white female albino Himalayan ‘tahr’ has been recorded in the Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary at Bharmour in Chamba district.
About Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary
- Location: It is the second largest sanctuary located in Himachal Pradesh .
- It houses the famous Manimahesh temple, an attraction to thousands of pilgrims despite the difficult terrain and extreme cold conditions.
- It has a high-altitude sanctuary between Ravi and Chenab rivers.
- It is surrounded by Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary on South-East direction and Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary in the North-West direction.
- It is at altitudes ranging from 2,195 meters to 5,040 meters
- Vegetation: Its vegetation consists of Alpine Pasture, Western Mixed Coniferous Forest and Moist Deodar Forest.
- Fauna: It is home to endangered species like the Ibex, Musk deer, Monal snow Cock, Pheasants, Himalayan Tahr, Red vented Bulbul, White Cheeked Bul Bul and so on.
- Flora: The major floras available in the Sanctuary are deodara (Cedrus deodara), kail (Pinus wallichiana), spruce (Picea smithiana), silver fir (Abies pindrow), ban (Quercus semicarpofolia), pink burans (Rhododendron campanulatum), etc.
Source: TI
Last updated on March, 2026
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