Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve has carved a place for itself
as a bird watcher’s paradise. The reserve spreads over Saptari and Sunsari
districes in East Nepal over the embankments of River Koshi. The reserve has
been recognized as a Wetland Site from 1987. The vegetation of the reserve is
mainly grassland with patches of scrub and deciduous riverine forests. The
reserve has recorded around 479 species of bird variety, some of which fly all
the way from Siberia during winter. A wide variety of ducks, herons, storks,
egrets, ibis are seen on the riverbanks. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve also has
one of the few elephant stables of Asia. Other animals found here are wild
buffalo, wild boar, hog deer, spotted deer, blue bull and jackal. Gharial
Crocodile and Gangetic dolphin are also found here.
Activities: Game viewing, bird
watching
Accommodation: Resorts, tented camp
Access: 90-minute drive (40 km) from Biratnagar which is 50
minutes by air or 541 km by road from Kathmandu
Best Season: Oct-Mar; Apr-Jan (hot); Jul-Sep (rainy)
Reserve Headquarter: Kusaha, Tel: 025-530897
Contact Details:
Web Site:http://www.markerstone.com
Personal Site:http://www.suraj.markerstone.com
Email:info@markerstone.com
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