Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

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Ramsar site protected area wildlife reserve

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected wetland area in eastern Nepal renowned for its rich birdlife and as a vital habitat for the last remaining population of wild water buffalo (arṇa) in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wildlife reserve ⓘ
area 17,500 hectares ⓘ
175 square kilometres ⓘ
birdSpeciesRecorded over 480 ⓘ
climate subtropical monsoon ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
countryBorder India NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType floodplain ⓘ
riverine grassland ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
established 1976 ⓘ
governingBody Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitatFor blue bull ⓘ
fishing cat ⓘ
gangetic dolphin ⓘ
hog deer ⓘ
mugger crocodile ⓘ
raptors ⓘ
smooth-coated otter ⓘ
waders ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
wild boar ⓘ
IUCNCategory IV ⓘ
knownFor migratory waterbirds ⓘ
rich birdlife ⓘ
wetland biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Saptari District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sunsari District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Udayapur District NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Koshi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saptakoshi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainConservationTarget wild water buffalo ⓘ
mainConservationTargetLocalName arṇa ⓘ
nearestCity Biratnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear 1987 ⓘ
RamsarSiteNumber 380 ⓘ
speciesProtected Bubalus arnee NERFINISHED ⓘ
threat flooding ⓘ
grazing pressure ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
vegetationType alluvial grassland ⓘ
marshland ⓘ
riverine forest ⓘ

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Province No. 1 → containsProtectedArea → Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve ⓘ
Province No. 1, Nepal → containsProtectedArea → Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve ⓘ
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal → overseesProtectedArea → Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve ⓘ