The picture of the royal Bengal tiger captured by a camera trap in the Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary Source: Pangolakha Wildlife SanctuaryThe Sikkim forest department has for the first time captured on camera a royal Bengal tiger roaming the Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in East district. “The visual capture of the royal Bengal tiger roaming the forests of Sikkim calls for celebration. The tiger was captured on camera traps laid by the field forest officers of the North Pangolakha wildlife range in the East wildlife division. “The foresters led by range officer Roshan Tamang spent days positioning camera traps at strategic locations inside the Pangolakha sanctuary and they deserve credit for the visual capture. A driver on his way from Pedong to Lava had spotted the tiger near the national park and photographed it.

Source: The Telegraph January 07, 2019 20:26 UTC