Gangtok, Jun 12: After conducting three survey trips in Sikkim's Kangchendzonga National Park (KNP) over the past three years, a five-member team, headed by Professor Trevor Price from the US, voiced their excitement over the possibility of finding rare bird species that have not yet been discovered. Prof Price told UNI that a recent census, concluded on June nine, showed that rare bird species like Rufus Breasted Bush Robin and Blue Fretted Blue Robin, which were globally threatened species, were found in good numbers at the KNP. ''During our census, we found that these rare bird species are common in KNP. If such birds are in good numbers in KNP, definitely there must be more other exotic species and also some amphibians that have not yet been discovered globally,'' Prof Rice said. Now named as Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim, KNP is a haven of prized Musk Deer, elusive Snow Leopard and the shy Himalayan Tharr, the Shapi of Sikkim. The KNP is one of ...
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