Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Tiger pugmark at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
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 Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Location | Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich districts, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 28°31′N 80°41′E / 28.517°N 80.683°ECoordinates: 28°31′N 80°41′E / 28.517°N 80.683°E |
| Area | 1284.3 |
| Established | 1987 |
| http://projecttiger.nic.in/Ntcamap/108_1_35_mapdetails.aspx | |
The Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is a protected area in Uttar Pradesh that stretches mainly across the Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich districts and comprises the Dudhwa National Park, Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary. It covers an area of 1,284.3 km2 (495.9 sq mi) and includes three large forest fragments amidst the matrix dominated by agriculture. It shares the north-eastern boundary with Nepal, which is defined to a large extent by the Mohana River. The area is a vast alluvial floodplain traversed by numerous rivers and streams flowing in south-easterly direction. It ranges in altitude from 110 to 185 m (361 to 607 ft).
In 1987, the Dudhwa National Park and the Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary were brought under the purview of the ‘Project Tiger’ as Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary was added in the year 2000. It is one of India's 47 Tiger Reserves.
The protected area is home for tigers, leopards, Asiatic black bears, sloth bears, Swamp deer, rhinoceros, elephants, cheetal, hog deer, barking deer, sambar, wild pig and hispid hare.Honey badger and around 400 bird species and 90 fish also occur.
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