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Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhutan

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  • Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary lies in a 278 square kilometer area in South-central Bhutan under the Sarpang district. It lies 50 kilometres east of Phuentsholing. Ranging from 200-1600 metres, Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary is known especially for the important biogeographic position it occupies and being completely purposeful. It is the only wildlife reserve in Bhutan to provide habitat for the spotted deer or Chital and the country’s only remaining natural Sal forest is found here. To the west of the Phibsoo wildlife sanctuary flows the River Sankosh Chhu with the Hile geog in the east and the Betenj geog in the north. Touching the border of Assam in India, Phibsoo has mostly a tropical and sub tropical ecosystem and vegetation.

  • The Chirpine forests are found at low altitude levels in the deep, dry valleys of the Sankosh, Kuri Chu and Kulong/Dangmechu river systems under sub-tropical conditions. The lowland hardwood forests occupy the sub-tropical hills and are rich in species diversity of both sub-tropical and temperate greenery. These tropical forests are found on the low hills below 700 metres. They are broadly classified as semi-evergreen but vary from being totally deciduous on bare dry slopes to totally evergreen trees in the forest valleys.

  • Several protected species thrive in this wildlife sanctuary including the axis deer, chital, elephant, gaur, tiger and the golden langur. Like the Manas region, Phibsoo is also among those wildlife sanctuaries in Bhutan that are home to the rare and endangered animal like the Asian elephant, Royal Bengal Tiger and the gaur. The rare Hornbill can be spotted here too.

  • Literally unpopulated, a meager human population has settled in the south western border of the Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan. A long dry season is characteristic of these areas and the annual precipitation falls primarily during the summer monsoon. These forests are influenced by biotic activities such as resin tapping, tree felling, and frequent fires deliberately to produce fresh grazing areas for livestock and to promote new lemon grass growth for essential oil production. The World Wildlife Fund is giving full support to the Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary to establish basic infrastructure for adopting a conservation management programme.