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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Parsa Wildlife Reserve (499 sq km)



The Parsa Wildlife Reserve spreads over part of Chitwan, Makawanpur, Parsa and Bara Districts. The vegetation is tropical mostly covered with Sal forests, while the hills are covered with chir pine. Khair, sissoo and silkcotton are found along water areas. The reserve provided good habitant for animals like wild elephant, tiger, leopard, sloth bear, gaur, blue bull and wild dog. Other common animals in the reserve are samber, chital, hog deer, barking deer, langur monkey, rhesus macaques, striped, chital,hog deer, barking deer, langure monkey, rhesus macaques, striped hyena, rat, palm civet and jungle cat. There are 370 species of birds found in the reserve, one being the endangered great hornbill found in certain parts of the forest. Other bird specious includes peafowl, red jungle fowl, flycatchers and woodpeckers. Apart from birds and animals the reserve is also habituated by snakes like king cobra, common cobra, krait, rat snake and python.
Activities: Jungle safari on elephant-back, jungle walk, jeep drive
Access: Fly to Simara from Kathmandu (15 minutes) and then by road reserve headquarter (7 km), or overland from Kathmandu (150km via Hetauda)
Best Season: Oct-Mar; Apr-Jan (hot, 30-35 degrees Celsius); Jul-Sep (monsoon)
Reserve Headquarter: Adhabar, Tel: 053-521051, 520246

Contact Details:
Web Site:http://www.markerstone.com
Personal Site:http://www.suraj.markerstone.com
Email:info@markerstone.com

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