About Buxa Tiger Reserve:
- Location: It is located in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
- Its northern boundary runs along the international border with Bhutan.
- The fragile “Terai Eco-System” constitutes a part of this reserve.
- It serves as an international corridor for elephant migration between India and Bhutan.
- Corridor Connectivity
- The reserve has corridor connectivity across the border with the forests of Bhutan in the North, on the East it has linkages with the Kochugaon forests, Manas Tiger Reserve and on the West with the Jaldapara National Park.
- Rivers: It is drained by two rivers, namely the River Raidak and the River Jayanti.
- Vegetation: The forests of the reserve can be broadly classified as the ‘Moist Tropical Forest’.
- Flora: Some of the important species are Sal, Champa, Gamar, Simul, and Chikrasi.
- Fauna: The main species include the Tiger, elephant, leopard cat, gaur, wild boar, sambar, hog deer, Chinese pangolin, etc.
