The Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Bumdelling and Bomdeling), which also contains the former Kulong Chu Wildlife Sanctuary, covers 1520.61 square kilometres (587.1 sq mi) in north-eastern Bhutan

Bhutan

Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...

 at elevations between 1500 metres (4,921.3 ft) and 6000 metres (19,685 ft). The Sanctuary covers most of Trashiyangtse District, including Bumdeling Gewog

Bumdeling Gewog

Bumdeling Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan....

. The Sanctuary was planned in 1995 and established in 1998. It contains diverse flora, fauna, and scenery including alpine lakes and Bumdeling Valley, one of Bhutan's two wintering spots for the endangered black-necked crane

Black-necked Crane

The Black-necked Crane is a medium-sized crane that is found on the Tibetan Plateau of Asia. It is 139 cm long with a 235 cm wingspan, and it weighs 5.5 kg . It is whitish-gray, with a black head, red crown patch, black upper neck and legs, and white patch to the rear of the eye...

 (Grus nigricollis). The Sanctuary also contains several cultural and religious sites. Within the park live 3,000 resident households. As of 2007, there was recent record of the white-tailed eagle

White-tailed Eagle

The White-tailed Eagle , also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne , or White-tailed Sea-eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes other raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers...

, a first for the sanctuary.