Dudhwa National Park
Dudhwa National Park | |
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Dudhwa Tiger Reserve | |
Location | Dudhwa, Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Nearest city | Lakhimpur and Palia Kalan |
Coordinates | 28°30.5′N 80°40.8′E / 28.5083°N 80.6800°E |
Area | 490.3 km² |
Established | 1977 |
Visitors | 26,000 (in 2022)[1] |
Dudhwa National Park is a
History
Dudhwa became a tiger reserve in 1979. The area was established in 1958 as a wildlife sanctuary for
Climate
Like most of northern India, Dudhwa has an extreme
Habitat
The area of the park falls within the Upper
Fauna
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Major attractions of Dudhwa National Park are the tigers (population 58 in 2014)[citation needed] and swamp deer (population over 1,600). Billy Arjan Singh successfully hand-reared and reintroduced zoo-born tigers and leopards into the wilds of Dudhwa. Some rare species inhabit the park. Hispid hare, earlier thought to have become extinct, was rediscovered here in 1984.
In March, 1984 Indian rhinoceros was reintroduced into Dudhwa from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam and Nepal.[4]
The other animals to be seen here include
.Dudhwa National Park is a stronghold of the barasingha. Around half of the world's barasinghas are present in Dudhwa National Park.[citation needed] Smaller than the sambar deer, the barasinghas have 12 antlers that collectively measure up to 100 cm (39 in). One can spot herd of these rare animals passing through open grasslands. These animals are smaller than sambar deer and weigh around 180 kg (400 lb). Due to their slightly woolly, dark brown to pale yellow cloak, the grasslands acts as the perfect camouflage.
Birds
Dudhwa National Park has a rich bird life with over 350 species, including a range of
The marshlands are habitat for about 400 species of resident and migratory birds including the swamp francolin, great slaty woodpecker, Bengal florican, painted stork, sarus crane, several owl species, Asian barbets, woodpecker and minivets. Much of the park’s avian fauna is aquatic in nature and found around Dudhwa’s lakes such as Banke Tal.[citation needed]
The white-rumped vulture and red-headed vulture, both Critically Endangered vulture species have been sighted in the park.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Tourist season concludes in Dudhwa National Park". Hindustan Times. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ a b Mathur, P. K. & Midha, N. (2008). Mapping of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. NNRMS - MoEF Project, Final Technical Report (PDF) (Report). Dehradun: Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d Kumar, S. (2009). Retrieval of forest parameters from Envisat ASAR data for biomass inventory in Dudhwa National Park, U.P., India (PDF). Indian Institute of Remote Sensing and International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation.
- ISBN 978-8176462594.
- ^ Singh, K (7 June 2017). "115 endangered vultures sighted on a tree in Dudhwa national park". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Pandey, Deo Kant (15 March 2023). "Critically-endangered Asian king vulture sighted in Dudhwa". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.