Camp in Terai region
Spot wild animals in their
natural habitat. Of course, take many pictures
The Terai region is a haven
for wildlife. It streches in northern India and southern Nepal running parallel
to the lower ranges of the Himalayas. A strip of undulating former marshland,
it stretches from the Yamuna River in the West to the Brahmaputra River in the
East.Visit Dudhwa National Park, Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, and Katerniaghat
Wildlife Sanctuary, which are part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.These regions
are the last refuge for endangered wildlife like the Bengal Florican and
Gharial.
DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE:
The terrain of Dudhwa
ranges from grasslands to one of the finest Sal forests in India and marshland
which makes Dudhwa a paradise for wildlife enthusiasts. Dudhwa is famous for
the threatened Western Swamp Deer and Tiger. Other animals here include the
Sambar Deer, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, and Spotted Deer, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat,
Sloth Bear, Honey Badger, Indian or the Great One-horned Rhinoceros.
KATERNIAGHAT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY:
The Katerniaghat Wildlife
Sanctuary is famous for the endangered Gharial and Gangetic Dolphin.Dudhwa
Reserve is also a birder's paradise with over 400 species recorded here. It
harbours birds like Swamp Francolin, Pallas's Fish-eagle, Sarus Crane, Lesser
Adjutant, White-rumped Vulture, Slenderbilled Vulture, Red-headed Vulture, and
six species of drongos, namely Hair-crested, Greater Racket-tailed, Lesser
Racket-tailed, Crow-billed, White-bellied and Black Drongo.To go camping with
family and friends in the Terai region in March, 2016.Email:
bnhs.programmes@gmail.com or Log onto http:www.bnhs.org
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