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.
