2025 for January 1970

A tiger claimed another life in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, West Champaran, recently.

It is located at the India-Nepal border in the northern part of the West Champaran District of Bihar.
It is spread over an area of about 880 sq. km.
It forms the easternmost limit of the Himalayan Terai forests in India and is the only tiger reserve of Bihar.
It comprises the Valmiki National Park and the Valmiki Wild Sanctuary.
Situated in the Gangetic Plains bio-geographic zone of the country, the forest has a combination of Bhabar and Terai tracts.
It is surrounded by the Royal Chitwan National Park of Nepal in the north and the river Gandak on the western side, with the Himalayan mountains as a backdrop.
Drainage: The rivers Gandak, Pandai, Manor, Harha, Masan, and Bhapsa flow through various parts of the reserve.
By and large, the reserve is spread over the lower Shivalik region with a deep water table.
The tract is porous with boulders and sand deposits.
Vegetation: The reserve boasts a variety of vegetation types, including tropical wet deciduous forests, grasslands, savannas, and riverine forests.
Flora: Sal trees dominate the forests, but the region also features species like teak, bamboo, semal, and khair.
Fauna: Tiger, leopard, fishing cat, leopard cat, sambar, hog deer, spotted deer, black buck, gaur, sloth bear, langur, rhesus monkey, etc.

Source: TOI

Valmiki Tiger Reserve FAQs

Q1: Valmiki Tiger Reserve is located in which Indian state?

Ans: Bihar

Q2: Valmiki Tiger Reserve lies along which international border?

Ans: India–Nepal

Q3: Valmiki Tiger Reserve forms part of which bio-geographic zone of India?

Ans: Gangetic Plains Zone