Located at Thorangtlang in the district of Lunglei is the Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary. Situated about 240 km from the region of Aizawl, Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary is on the western part of the Mizoram region. This wildlife park covers a total land area of 50 sq km and most of the area within is semi-evergreen forest that acts as a perfect passage for the wild elephants that migrate from then region of Bangladesh.
The wild animals found here include leopard, elephant, gaur (Indian bison), wild dog, sambar, barking deer, sloth bear, hoolock gibbon, leaf monkey, common langur, rhesus macaque, glant squirrel, porcupine, slow lorris, jungal cat, wild boar and varieties of birds. The months from October to March are considered as the best time to visit this wildlifesanctuary.