TOKALO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Location

21o 56’37” - 22o 06’16’40” North Latitude and 92o50’ 53” - 92o55’57” East longitude

Altitude

Highest place 700 m – 940 m

Area

250 Sq. Km

Fringe villages

Lopu, Phura, Lomasu, and Old Khaiky

Officer In-charge

DCCF, EF&CC Deptt., Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC)

Distance from Aizawl

492 km

Best Season to visit

October – April

Important Wild Animals

Leopard (Keite), Clouded leopard (Kelral), Golden cat (Keisen), Jungle cat (Sauak), Leopard cat ( Sanghar), Himalayan black bear (Savawm), Malayan sun bear (Samang), Wild dog (Chinghnia), Ferret badger (Sahmaitha), Binturong (Zamphu), Yellow throated marten (Safia), Civets (Sazaw), Hog badger (Phivawk), Sambar (Sazuk), Gaur/Indian bison (Ramsial), Barking deer (Sakhi), Wild boar (Sanghal), Serow (Saza), Giant Squirrel (Awrrang), Porcupine (Sakuh), etc. Arboreal animals like Hoolock gibbon (Hauhuk), Stumptailed macaque (Zawnghmaisen), Assamese macaque (Zo zawng), Leaf monkey (Dawr), Slow lorries (Sahuai), etc.

Important Birds

Great Indian hornbill (Vapual), Wreathed Hornbill (Kawlhawk), Pied hornbill (Vahai), Imperial pheasant (Bullut), Khaleeej Pheasnt (Vahrit), Red jungle fowl (Ramar), Greater coucal (Laruang Sehnawt), Jungle myna (Ramvaiva), Kingfisher (Kaikuangral), Crested serpent eagle (Muvanlai) etc.