Keibul Lamjao National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in India
About Keibul Lamjao National Park
Keibul Lamjao is one of the oldest national parks in India. It is the last and the only natural habitat for the world's only dancing deer species, Brow antlered deer (Cervus eldi edli) (Manipuri: Sangai). Many local villagers have been dispossessed of homes and land to allow park expansion. Some are for the reason of area encroachment. Keibul Lamjao was first recognized as a wildlife sanctuary in 1966. The place was recognised as a national park in 1977. The greatest landmark in the park is the collection of floating islands formed by the vegetative masses (Manipuri: Phumdi). Keibul Lamjao hosts a rich and diversified population of floras and faunas in both aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats. Aquatic flora species include Zizania latifolia (wild rice,Manipuri: Ishing kambong), Tripid
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