Shirui lily or shiroi lily or Lilium mackliniae

Shirui lily which is also called as shiroi lily is one of the rearest flowers in the world.It's botanical name is Lilium mackliniae.The flower is grow nowhere in the world other than the shiroi peak,in ukhrul,manipur,a stste in india.The peak is 1730m–2590m above sea level.
Ukhrul is around 103 km away from the state capital Imphal. Manipur is located in extreme North East of India. The district is famous because of this flower. It is located about 15 km in the east of the district capital, Ukhrul. Shirui Kashung range stretching from north to south ranging from 4900' to 8474' above the sea level is one of the most beautiful ranges in Manipur.
In 1946 Mr. Kingdon Ward discovered the shirui lily and name as Lilium mackliniae name after his wife Jean Macklin.
Shirui Lily flower is a seasonal flower plants. Its best blooming season is in the month of May and June. The peak season of its bloom is between 15th May to 5th June. The height of the plant is between 1 to 3 ft. or 30 to 90 cms tall and 1 to 7 flowers per plant. In early years one could see even up to 11 / 12 flowers per plant, which is very rare now and will hardly find. Shirui Lily is native to Manipur and the species belongs to the liliane family distributed in the damped alpine areas of Shirui peak. The flower is light pinkish in colour. Its beauty lies in its bell shape petals in bowing position like a modest girl. 
So far no researchers or professional come forward to preserve the flower. Researchers and professional of the related subject are requested to join hand and help the flower preserve by knowing more about the flower by organising research group particularly about the soil, climate, nature of the flower, etc.

shirui lily

Sangai : The brow-antlered deer or cervus eldi

                                                  Photos of The brow-altered deer Sangai

           The brow-antlered deer, locally called Sangai is one of the most endangered species  of the world. Its scientific name is cervus eldi. It was first discovered by a British officer, namely, Lt. Percy eld in the year 1839 and the scientific name was coined in honour of the officer in 1844. E.P. Gee who took all pains to locate the deer at Keibul Lamjao during 1953 termed Manipur's Sangai as the dancing deer. It is found only in the swampy habitat of Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur, a state in India.The deer are generally of medium size and are similar to the size and shape of the bsrssingha. The species has a very regal and graceful cervus physique. Its legs are thin and long, and has a long body with a large head on a thin neck. The throat of a male has a thick mane of long hair. Males (stags) are taller and heavier than the females (hinds or does). Their coats, rough and coarse, change colour with the season; in summer the colour is reddish-brown, while in winter, it turns dark brown, with males tending to be darker than the females. The tail is short in length and the rump has no distinct patch.The deer is peculiar in having a pair of ‘arc’ shaped antlers on tha pedicles. Standing height of an adult male reaches upto 120 cm. and a female 1005 cam. Rutting season of Sangai extends from late January to a little over the end of March. It is a monoesterus deer, and a doe gives a fawn during October – November, after a gestation period of 245-273 days.

        According to the latest count by the forest department, Government of Manipur, 149 heads of Sangai are surviving in the Keibul Lamjao National Park. They are facing the all round threatening factors of destruction of the feeding and breeding ground areas. Outside Manipur, more than 100 specimens of sangai are found as captive in various Zoos of the country. Delhi zoo hosts maximum numbers of captive sangai, the Wildlife Institute of India has taken a conversation programme, in which the Sangais (from captive stocks, say from Delhi, Calcutta or other zoos of the country) are to be introduced in the proposed second home located at Pabitora in Assam. In the first phase, herds each consisting of 5 males and 10 females from the zoo population will be kept in the enclosers for 3-4 years. This will help in increasing the numbers and after the stipulated period, the enclosers will be removed and sangai will be released. The species is a critically endangered now .
Measurement of sangai:

• Head–body length: 150–180 cm (59–71 in)
• Shoulder height: 110–125 cm (43–49 in)
• Tail length: 20–30 cm (8–12 in)
• Weight: 125–175 kg (276–386 lb)
• Antler length: 99 cm (39 in)