Dudhwa National Park

15 Nov 2024 15:36:35 pm

Tags : Dudhwa National Park

Topic: Protected Areas

Why in the news?

The discovery of two rare snake species has underscored the ecological richness of the Dudhwa National Park, exciting conservationists and researchers alike. Among the recent findings is the Painted Keelback, last documented in Uttar Pradesh over a century ago, and a brown vine snake, which had never been seen before in the park\'s forests.

Source: Deccan Herald

About Dudhwa National Park:

It is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands in northern Uttar Pradesh.
It stretches over an area of 490.3 sq. km., with a buffer zone of 190 sq. km.
It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the Kheri and Lakhimpur districts.
The area of today\'s Dudhwa National Park was established in 1958 as a wildlife sanctuary for swamp deer.
- It was designated as a national park in 1977 by the efforts of Billy Arjan Singh.
- In 1987, Dudhwa National Park together with Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a tiger reserve named Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Like most of northern India, it experiences humid subtropical climate with dry winters.
The area of the park falls within the Upper Gangetic plains.
It is home to one of the finest forests in India, some of these trees are more than 150 years old and over 21 m. tall.
Tigers, hispid hare, Indian rhinoceros, swamp deer, sambar, barking deer, spotted deer, hog deer, sloth bear, honey badger, jackal, jungle cat, fishing cat. leopard cat, barasingha etc. are commonly found here.