It is the only floating park in the world. It is an integral part of Loktak Lake (a Ramsar site).
The National Park is characterised by floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis.
It was declared a National Park to preserve the natural refuge ofbrow-antlered deer (also called sangai, dancing deer & Manipurs’s Eld’s deer; EN).
Vegetation: semi-evergreen forests, aquatic, and wetland.
Major Fauna: brow-antlered deer, hog deer, large Indian civet, Asian golden cat.
Wildlife Sanctuaries of Manipur
Jiri Makru
It is located between the tributaries of the Barak rivernear the Assam-Manipur border.
Major Fauna: Capped langur and hoolock gibbon.
Kailam
It is home to a variety of hornbills, including the Great Indian Hornbill.
Major Fauna: Hoolock gibbon, barking deer, clouded leopard.
Others
Bunning Wildlife Sanctuary: Barail Range.
Khongjaingamba Ching
Thinungei Bird Sanctuary: It is a floodplain. It is the first Bird Sanctuary of Manipur.
YangoupokpiLokchao: Southeast of Loktak Lake (KeibulLamjao National Park)along the Indo-Myanmar border.
Zeilad: It is a group of lakes. Wildlife similar toKailam Wildlife Sanctuary.
Ramsar Sites of Manipur (1)
Loktak Lake
It is the largest freshwater lake in the north-eastern region.KeibulLamjao, the only floating national park in the world, floats over it. Thick, floating mats of weeds covered with soil (phumids) are a characteristic feature.
It is included on theMontreux Recordin 1993 as a result of ecological problems such as deforestation in the catchment area, infestation of water hyacinth, and pollution.