{"id":13144,"date":"2025-12-26T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13144"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:20:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:50:58","slug":"valmiki-tiger-reserve-vtr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/valmiki-tiger-reserve-vtr\/","title":{"rendered":"Valmiki Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Valmiki Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Valmiki Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located at the <\/span><b>India-Nepal border<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the northern part of the West Champaran District of <\/span><b>Bihar.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It forms the <\/span><b>easternmost limit of the Himalayan Terai forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India and is the <\/span><b>only tiger reserve of Bihar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises the <\/span><b>Valmiki National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Valmiki Wild Sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Situated in the Gangetic Plains bio-geographic zone of the country, the forest has a combination of Bhabar and Terai tracts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordered by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is surrounded by the <\/span><b>Royal Chitwan National Park of Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north and the <\/span><b>river Gandak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the western side, with the Himalayan mountains as a backdrop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Drainage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The rivers Gandak, Pandai, Manor, Harha, Masan, and Bhapsa flow through various parts of the reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The reserve boasts a variety of vegetation types, including <\/span><b>tropical wet deciduous forests,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grasslands, <\/span><b>savannas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and riverine forests.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sal trees dominate the forests, but the region also features species like teak, bamboo, semal, and khair.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tiger, leopard, fishing cat, leopard cat, sambar, hog deer, spotted deer, black buck, gaur, sloth bear, langur, rhesus monkey, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/patna\/tiger-population-rises-sharply-in-valmiki-reserve-over-15-years\/articleshow\/126174150.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar has seen a sevenfold rise in tiger population, from 8 in 2010 to 54 in 2022. 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