{"id":120120,"date":"2026-08-20T14:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=120120"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:28:38","slug":"senchal-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/senchal-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a black melanistic leopard cub has been spotted close to the Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary in the Darjeeling hills.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">located in the <\/span><b>state of West Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>oldest sanctuaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India, having been <\/span><b>established in 1915.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is nestled in the <\/span><b>biogeographic zone of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indo-gangetic-plains\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gangetic plain<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is actually the south east <\/span><b>extension of the Singalila National Park.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mainly consists of <\/span><b>temperate and alpine forest.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The elevation of the Sanctuary ranges <\/span><b>from 1,500 to 2,600 m<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4,900 to 8,500 ft).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The forest has different kinds of trees and plantations including oak, pines and birch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It provides habitat for barking deer, wild boar, Himalayan black bear, Indian leopard, jungle cat, rhesus monkey, Assam macaque, Himalayan flying squirrel.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Melanism?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the advanced version of the <\/span><b>dark-coloured pigment called melanin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found in the skin, hair, fur or feathers of various organisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is supposedly the <\/span><b>outcome of a genetic mutation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but can also occur due to peculiar temperature changes during gestation.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Melanistic Leopard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is simply a leopard with a unique genetic trait which makes its coat appear almost completely black.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/west-bengal\/black-melanistic-leopard-cub-spotted-near-senchal-wildlife-sanctuary-in-darjeeling-hills-prnt\/cid\/2175639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of West Bengal. 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