Kugti Wildlife Century !!! 🦋🐍🐒🐝🐐🦆🐼

Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is the second largest sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh spread over an area of 378 sq km. Located at a steep height of 2195 m to 5040 m, this region is home to several medicinal plants and some of the rare floral species. To its west lies the Tundah Sanctuary divided by a forest corridor. It is located 87 km from Chamba, 30 km from Bharmaur and 15 km from Kugti village.

What is it famous for?

Kugti has a lot of water springs made from melting glaciers. There are medicinal herbs discovered in the area by researchers and local experts, and they are Pedophyllum Hexandrum (Bankakudi), Aconitum Heterophyllum (Potish), Angelica Glauca (Chaora) etc.The Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary houses endangered species like the Ibex, Musk deer, Monal snow Cock, Pheasants, Himalayan Tahr, Red vented Bulbul, White Cheeked Bul Bul and so on.