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There has been a worldwide cry for Conservation of bio-diversity for the very existence of mankind. All efforts are now required to protect the existing 4.5% protected area for such purpose in India. Conservation of Bio-diversity of Sepahijala wildlife Sanctuary is one of such effort. In Tripura, there are four Wildlife Sanctuary viz. Sepahijala, Trishna, Gumti and Rowa of which Sepahijala is of unique type. One can appreciate both in-situ and ex-situ conservation of  flora and fauna at Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary.    The story goes that there was a camp of sepoy of the then Maharaja of Tripura on the side of marshy area locally called “JALA’ near existing Forest Training School. There after the name of this place was coined as Sepahijala. This area was highly rich in fauna and flora. With the increasing population, the pressure on the forest area of Sepahijala was also increased resulting in diminishing of forest cover. In order to protect this hot spot of bio-diversity an idea of setting up of Bio-complex was mooted and therefore the Sepahijala Bio-complex came into existence in the year 1972 with setting up of a small Botanical garden and a small Deer Park. The Deer park was gradually raised in a form of Zoo.In order to ensure better conservation of bio-diversity of this area, this Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary was constituted on 2^nd February 1987.

The sanctuary has 456  plant species of monocotyledon and dicotyledon.  Trees of Sal, Chamal, Garjan and Kanak exist predominantly. The secondary species consist of Pichla, Kurcha, Awla, Bahera, Hargaja, Amlaki, Bamboos and grasses. Sanctuary has the 4489 cum per ha.of timber biomass.   Sanctuary has abundant Rauwalfia serpentina and home to other endangered  and endemic species. Agar (aggreria agglocha) (the state tree), Nageshwar ( Mesua ferrea- state flower), Dukul ( the  green Imperial pegion-state bird) and  groups of Spectacled langur (  Phary’s leaf monkey-State animal) can easily be sighted inside the sanctuary area. Presbytis, or spectacled langur, an endemic species of Tripura is abundant here. Tropical moist deciduous Forest of Sepahijala harbors five different species of primates like Rhesus macaque, Pigtailed macaque, Capped langur, Spectacled langur, slow lories and a lot of many other wild animals. One can easily come across these wild animals in the forest of Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary. Once it was acting as niche for varieties of wild animals including leopard, clouded leopard, jungle fowl, and civets, barking deer, wild pig. More than 100 species of birds are found here. Wonderful habitat of Sepahijala attracts lot of migratory birds of which lesser whistling teal, white ibis, open billed stork is of prime importance.

For the purpose of better management, this sanctuary consists of two Ranges viz. Sepahijala Wildlife Range and park Range. Park Range mainly looks after works of zoo and Botanical Garden, Sepahijala wildlife Range with three wildlife Centers (Bankumari, Sepahijala and Charilam) is responsible for management of the entire Sanctuary excluding zoo and Botanical Garden. Assistant. Wildlife Warden in the rank of Forest Ranger is the Administrative head of each Range while wildlife Warden is the Administrative head of this Sanctuary.