Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Latest News
A 45-year-old farmer was recently killed in a suspected tiger attack near the Barahi range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
About Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
- It is situated in the Pilibhit district and Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, forming part of the Terai Arc Landscape, in the upper Gangetic Plain Biogeographic Province.
- It lies along the India-Nepal border in the foothills of the Himalayas.
- The total area of the reserve is 730 sq.km., inclusive of a 602 sq.km. core zone.
- Rivers: The river Gomti originates from the PTR, which is also the catchment of several others like Sharda, Chuka, and Mala Khannot.
- Habitat: The habitat is characterized by dense sal forests and tall alluvial grasslands, savannahs, and impenetrable swamps, maintained by periodic flooding from rivers.
- The Sharda Sagar Dam, extending up to a length of 22 km, is on the boundary of the reserve.
- It has a dry and hot climate, which brings a combination of dry teak forest and Vindhya Mountain soils.
- Vegetation: Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests, Seasonal Swamp Forests and Tropical Semi-evergreen Forests are the major forest types found in the reserve.
- Flora:
- The sal woodland is very dense with good natural regeneration, amounting to almost 76% of the reserve area.
- The forest patches are interspersed with grass meadows with several species like Sacchrum, Sclerostachya, Imperata, Themeda, Bothriochloa, Vetiveria, Apluda, Dichanthium, Digitaria and Cyperus.
- Fauna:
- It is home to a myriad of wild animals, including the endangered tiger, swamp deer, Bengal florican, hog deer, leopard, etc.
- The rich bird life in Pilibhit includes species like Swamp Francolin, Great Hornbill, Bengal Florican, Lesser Florican, Black Francolin, Jungle Bush Quail, Red Junglefowl, Asian Openbill, etc.
Source: PTI
Last updated on November, 2025
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