Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

26 Oct 2024 12:17:45 pm

Tags : Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Topic: Protected Areas

Why in the news?

Source: The Hindu

About Pilibhit Tiger Reserve:

It is located in Uttar Pradesh in the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich.
It lies along the India-Nepal border in the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains of the ‘terai’ in Uttar Pradesh
The river Gomti originates from here.
The Sharda Sagar Dam extending up to a length of 22 km is on the boundary of the reserve.
It encompasses north Indian moist deciduous type of forests.
- It is characterized by sal forests, tall grasslands and swamps, maintained by periodic flooding from rivers.
- The sal woodland is very dense with good natural regeneration, amounting to almost 76% of the reserve area.
- The forest patches are interspersed with grass meadows with several species like Sacchrum, Sclerostachya, Imperata, Themeda, Bothriochloa, Vetiveria, Apluda, Dichanthium, Digitaria and Cyperus.
It is home to a myriad of wild animals including the endangered tiger, swamp deer, Bengal florican, hog deer, leopard, etc.

Chital:

It is also known as spotted deer.
It is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely distributed in Asia, especially in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and a small area in Pakistan.
It is generally found in subtropical grasslands and forests.
It is a slightly reddish brown with white spots on its body.
Only males have antlers, and their bodies are larger than females.
It is a social animal and commonly found in herds of 10 to 50 individuals.
It mainly feeds on grasses, herbs, shrubs, foliage, and fruits.
Its IUCN Red List status is least concerned.