SIKKIM is one of India's smallest, newest (incorporated into the Indian Union in 1975), and the highest state. Sikkim, wedged in between Nepal and Bhutan which bound it west and east, and the vast Tibetan plateau which encloses it in the north, lies at the foot of the mighty Khangchendzonga, the world's third highest mountain. The state has beautiful land lush landscape, elevation ranges from 244 meters

where the mountain begins, to the lofty peaks over 8000 meters.The rugged mountain scenery of Sikkim has unique geographical features. From certain vantage points, a single sweeping gaze can cover habitat almost at sea level altitudes, terraces fields carved from hillsides, densely forest ridges, and dazzling snows, towering and luminous peaks. Such a dramatic terrain is a spontaneous host to incredibly varied species from the natural world, a variety which covers "the lichens of the poles and palm of the tropics". It is home to many rare animals and plants. The red panda, the Himalayan bear, the snow leopard and Yak are some of them.