Valmiki Tiger Reserve

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The tiger population in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in West Champaran district has increased more than sevenfold over a 15-year period, rising from eight in 2010 to 54 in the last census conducted in 2022.

About Valmiki Tiger Reserve

• Location: It is located at the India-Nepal border in the northern part of the West Champaran District of Bihar. 
• 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.
• Bordered by: 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.
• 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

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