Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary

64415 WDPA ID
742.46 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Bhutan

Attributes

  • Original Name Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
  • English Designation Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1993
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Department of Forests and Park Services
  • Management Plan Conservation Management Plan
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Bhutan METT+ 2016

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Bhutan Updated: 2022 Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Govt of Bhutan

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net