Global InformationKhonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary information
| Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| KNCTS | |
  Location in Nagaland, India | |
| Location | Kohima District, Nagaland |
| Nearest city | Kohima |
| Coordinates | 25°37′36″N 94°00′08″E / 25.6267°N 94.0021°E |
| Area | 25 square km |
| Governing body | Government of India, Government of Nagaland |
Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary or KNCTS is a conservation reserve and a protected area in the Kohima District of the state of Nagaland in India. It is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the capital of Nagaland, Kohima. The total area notified under this park is around 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi); some of villages and hamlets are adjacent to this park: Khonoma, Mezoma and Dzüleke. The sanctuary is home to several endangered mammal species, including the clouded leopard, Asiatic black bear, and hoolock gibbon, as well as over 300 avian species.[1]
The sanctuary was created in 1998, when alarmed after 300 endangered Blyth's tragopans (Tragopan blythii) were killed by the villagers in one week as part of a hunting competition, the village council demarcated a 20 sqkm area within which hunting was banned and the Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary was created.[2]
- ^ Rodrigues, Anne Pinto (28 May 2020). "India's first 'green' village adapts to life without tourists". The Guardian.
- ^ Dey, Panchali (25 September 2020). "Khonoma, India's first green village—its journey from hunting to conservation". Times of India.