In efforts to extend further protection to their community forests, members of a local NGO called the Bhutan Glory Eco-club and forest department personnel suggested the formation of a community conserved area, adjoining the WLS. The government protected area in Fakim was established in 1980, which restricted all kinds of hunting, extraction and activities within this region. In 2015, they published a booklet with all their findings. Further, they have conducted biodiversity studies to document mammals, birds, butterflies and moths, and reptile species in the CCA.
They have been conducting nature education seminars for children, elders and forest guards ever since. The Bhutan Glory Eco-club, named after the endangered butterfly Bhutan Glory Bhutanitis lidderdalii was formed in 2013 by a resident duo. Fakim’s community forest and WLS host a number of rare and threatened species such as the Blyth’s Tragopan Tragopan blythii (Nagaland’s state bird), Asiatic wild dog Cuon alpinus, sambar deer Rusa unicolor, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa and marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata. In March 1980, a 641.5 ha patch of forest land was bought from the villagers by the government to establish the Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS), a state protected area. The habitat varies in response to elevation, ranging from Subtropical Evergreen, Temperate Broadleaf, Northern Montane Wet Temperate Forests to Alpine Scrub, and is home to diverse fauna. This area has been recognized as a global Biodiversity Hotspot (Conservation International), an Important Bird Area recognized by Birdlife International, and Key Biodiversity Area.
Saramati (3,841m), Nagaland’s highest peak.
It is accessible by road from the state's capital Kohima, and the nearest town and regional headquarters is Pungro town. Fakim Village lies on the Indo-Myanmar border in Kiphire district, Nagaland, Northeast India.
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