Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary

in Darjeeling west bengal state

was established as a game park

in 1955

it got the status of a sanctuary in 1959 year.

The Mahananda Wildlife sanctuary has

over 158sq.kms

of jungals which vary from riverine jungals dense

mixed-wet jun gals in the Latpanchar area

which is the highest point in

the Mahananda Wildlife sanctuary

It is located at 1219m above sea-level

in the Kurseong hills.