▁in ▁India , ▁perhaps ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Asia ▁as ▁well . ▁Meg hal aya ▁state ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁medic inal ▁plant ▁species , ▁but ▁the ▁natural ▁occurrence ▁of ▁most ▁medic inal ▁plants ▁has ▁decre ased ▁due ▁to ▁habitat ▁loss . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 1 ▁RET ▁( R are , ▁End em ic ▁and ▁Th re aten ed ) ▁medic inal ▁plant ▁species , ▁including ▁ 3 6 ▁en demic ▁and ▁ 1 1 3 ▁species ▁under ▁different ▁threat ▁categories , ▁are ▁found ▁within ▁Meg hal aya . ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁other ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁India , ▁Meg hal aya ▁villages ▁have ▁an ▁ancient ▁tradition ▁of ▁n urt uring ▁sacred ▁gro ves . ▁These ▁are ▁sacred ▁sp ots ▁within ▁the ▁forest ▁where ▁medic inal ▁and ▁other ▁val ued ▁plants ▁are ▁grown ▁and ▁har v ested ▁sust ain ably , ▁and ▁they ▁present ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁b iod iversity . ▁In ▁Meg hal aya ▁these ▁sacred ▁gro ves ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁Law ▁K ynt ang ▁or ▁Law ▁Ly ng d oh . ▁ ▁Fa una ▁ ▁The ▁mont ane ▁e cor eg ion ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁diverse ▁mix ▁of ▁birds , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 5 9 ▁species ▁recorded ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁birds ▁living ▁here ▁are ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁Ind o - B ur ma ▁e cor eg ion , ▁and ▁quite ▁a ▁few ▁species ▁are ▁threatened ▁or ▁near ▁threatened ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁scale . ▁Of ▁these , ▁two ▁kinds