ABOUT CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK

The Park includes a range of ecosystems-such as the Churia hills, Ox-bow lakes, and the flood plains of the Rapti, Reu and Narayani Rivers. ...

The Park includes a range of ecosystems-such as the Churia hills, Ox-bow lakes, and the flood plains of the Rapti, Reu and Narayani Rivers. The Churia hills upward thrust slowly in the direction of the East from a hundred and fifty m. to extra than 800 m. The western part of the Park is created from the decrease however extra rugged, Someshwor hill. The Park stocks its jap boundary with the Parsa Wildlife Reserve.

FLORA AND FAUNA

The Chitwan valley includes tropical and subtropical forests. Sal forests cowl 70 percentage of the park. Sal leaves are used domestically for plates in gala's and non secular offerings.

Grasslands cowl 20 percentage of the Park. There are extra than 50 distinct varieties of grasses, such as the elephant grass (Saccharum spp), famend for its giant height. It can develop as much as 8m in height. The park is domestic to extra than 50 mammal species, over 525 birds, and fifty five amphibians and reptiles. The endangered fauna observed withinside the Park are: One-horned rhinoceros, Gaur. Royal Bengal tiger. Wild elephant, Four horned antelope, Pangolin, Golden reveal lizard, Python, etc. Bengal florican. Lesser florican, Giant hornbill, Black stork, White stork, etc.

FACILITIES

The Park gives thrilling webweb sites and activities. The show on the tourist centre at Sauraha affords captivating statistics on flora and fauna and conservation program. The women's consumer groups' memento store gives a lot of handicrafts and different neighborhood merchandise for presents and souvenirs.

Elephant safari affords possibility to get a more in-depth view of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros. One may additionally get a glimpse of the exlusive Bengal tiger. The Elephant Breeding Center at Khorsor, Sauraha offers you statistics on captive elephant and the calves born there.

The museum at Kasara, the Park headquarters, has informative displays- close to the HQ site visitors can see Bikram Baba, a Hindu non secular web website online of archival value. A brief walk (1km) from the Park HQ will take you to the Gharial Breeding Center, which is likewise a domestic to the Marsh mugger, gharial crocodiles and different turtles.