Camp in Terai region & spot wild animals in their natural habitat

The Terai region is a haven for wildlife, and it stretches in northern India and southern Nepal.

Camp in Terai region & spot wild animals in their natural habitat
The Terai region is a haven for wildlife. It stretches 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.
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