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22nd May International Biodiversity Day 2010: State Symbols
composite:
STATE TREE: Snow-leaved Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum 'Huin-paatey
Gurans' (Nep), 'Kheym-mitok' (Bhu); STATE ANIMAL: Red Panda
/ Cat-Bear / /Firefox Ailurus fulgens 'Pude-Koondo' (Nep),
'Op-donka' (Bhu) [Courtesy: Axel Gebauer]; STATE BIRD: Blood
Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus 'Chilimey' (Nep), ''Xemu' (Bhu);
[Courtesy: WWF-India]; STATE FLOWER:Nobile Orchid Dendrobium
nobile [Courtesy: Ganden Lachungpa] Composite poster by
Aruna Rajapurkar for Sikkim State Biodiversity Board, FEWM |