Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

About Dudhwa Tiger Reserve:

• Location: It is located on the Indo-Nepal borderin the district of Lakhimpur-Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
• It includes the Dudhwa National Park, and two nearby Sanctuaries, viz. Kishanpur and Katerniaghat,besides forest areas of North Kheri, South Kheri, and Shahjahanpur forest divisions in its buffer.
• It is a typical Tarai-Bhabar habitat of the upper Gangetic plains Biogeographic province.
• Rivers: The Sharda River flows by the Kishanpur WL Sanctuary, the Geruwa River flows through the Katerniaghat WL Sanctuary, and the Suheli and Mohana streams flow in the Dudhwa National Park, all of which are tributaries of the mighty Ghagra River.
• Vegetation: The vegetation is of the North Indian Moist Deciduous type, containing some of the finest examples of Sal forests (Shorea robusta) in India.
• Flora: The flora is predominantly Sal Forestalong with its associate tree species like Terminalia alata (Asna), Lagerstroemia parviflora (Asidha), Adina cordifolia (Haldu), Mitragyna parviflora (Faldu), Gmelina arborea (Gahmhar), Holoptelea intgrifolia (Kanju), etc.
• Fauna:
  • The major mammals include: Guldar, Tiger, Fishing cat, Monkey, Langur, Mongoose, Small Indian Mongoose, small Indian civet, Jackal, etc.
  • Birds include a wide variety of species, which include migratory and resident ones like Dabchick, spot-billed pelican, large cormorant, little cormorant, Grey Heron, White stork, Black Storck, White Ibis, etc.
  • Reptiles include Mugger, Gharial, Python, Sandboa, Banded Krait, Russel’s Viper, Rat Snake, etc.