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description: "Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur is the world's only floating national park, protecting the endangered Sangai deer on phumdi vegetation over Loktak Lake."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Keibul Lamjao National Park is a floating national park in Manipur, India, established in 1977 to protect the endangered Manipur brow-antlered deer.
- Why is Keibul Lamjao called the only floating national park in the world?
- What is the relationship between the Ithai Barrage and the park's decline?
- How does national park status differ from the Ramsar designation of Loktak Lake?
- Why is the Sangai considered at high extinction risk despite legal protection?

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In 2021, the Manipur Forest Department conducted a Sangai census at Keibul Lamjao National Park, recording roughly 260 of the endangered brow-antlered deer on the floating phumdi habitat over Loktak Lake.

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