Buxa Tiger Reserve Latest News
The West Bengal state government plans to relocate a tigress from a forest in Bihar to the Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal to help revive the tiger population.
About Buxa Tiger Reserve
- Location: It is located in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal.
- It lies within the Indo-Malayan biodiversity region.
- Borders: The northern boundary of the Reserve lies along the international border with Bhutan. The eastern side of the Reserve forms the interstate boundary with Assam, demarcated by River Sankosh.
- Physiography: The elevation of this Tiger Reserve ranges from about 60 metres in the plains to nearly 1750 metres in the Himalayan foothills.
- It includes Terai, Bhabar and sub-Himalayan ecosystems within a single protected landscape.
- Rivers: It is drained by rivers such as Raidak, Sankosh and Jayanti, which originate in Bhutan.
- Vegetation: The forests of the reserve can be broadly classified as the ‘Moist Tropical Forest’.
- Flora: It supports about 450 tree species, 400 herb species, 250 shrub species, and over 150 orchid species.
- Fauna: It is home to elephants, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer and hog deer etc.
Source: TI
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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