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First officially declared a sanctuary in 1949, with a total area of , it's home to Asian elephants, forest boars, sambar deer, leopards, mountain black bears, and various types of birds. 60% of the entire forest area is mountainous, and the remaining part is flat. The altitude of this sanctuary ranges from 150 m to 1300 m.
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the foothills of the Himalayas, between the Teesta and Mahananda rivers. Situated in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India; it comes under Darjeeling Wildlife division and can be reached from Siliguri in 30 minutes. Sukna, the gateway to the sanctuary, is only 13 km from Siliguri and 28 km from Bagdogra airport. The sanctuary sprawls over 159 km2 of reserve forest and was started as a game sanctuary in 1955. In 1959, it got the status of a sanctuary mainly to protect the Indian bison and Bengal tiger, which were facing the threat of extinction.
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A railway bridge, about 1 km long, connecting Siliguri to Malbazar and Alipurduar.
Goddess Dakshina Kali is worshipped here, atop a steep flight of stairs. Views over Coronation Bridge and Teesta River. People from far off places come here to pray and worship her. This temple was built in 1952 by cutting down the Sevoke Hill.
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You can see the turbulent Teesta roaring below. Near the bridge is a temple of Kali, the goddess of destruction, considered very holy. There are two tiger statues at one entrance of the bridge.