Nepal has set a side 10 percent of its land as National Park and
wildlife reserves. These wildlife reserves have become very popular
among nature lovers. Some of the most interesting and famous national
parks are: Chitwan National Park and Bardiya National Park. Chitwan
National Park covered with tick forest and has an area of 1040 square
kilometers. It has a diverse flora and fauna. The wildlife includes
Royal Bengal Tiger, one horned Rhinoceros, Leopard, Gaur, Sloth Bear,
Wild Boar, Sambar, Spotted Deer, the Gharial and over 400 species of
birds.
Bardiya National Park was formally a hunting reserve. It has
total area 961 Sq. kilometers. It has one of the finest sal forest with
tracks of Savannah grassland. It houses the largest population of
tigers in Nepal.
The other less famous but equally interesting Wildlife
reserves of Nepal are Koshi Tappu wildlife reserve, Suklaphant wildlife
reserve and Parsa wildlife reserve. |