The rich forests of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve support an incredible diversity of fauna and flora, and has become a popular reserve to find tigers and sloth bear in the rich forests of the Terai.
Having been designated as a tiger reserve in 2008, Pilibhit covers around 730 square kilometres and is an important sector of the Terai Arc Landscape. It forms a key corridor between Dudwha National Park & Tiger Reserve to the south-east, and Suklaphanta National Park (in Nepal) to the north-east. The forests here comprises a mosaic of primarily sal and teak, interspersed with large meadows and smaller swamps, with some free-standing water bodies that are bounded by the Sharada and Ghaghara Rivers.
The park is home to a wonderful array of species, including four species of deer (spotted, sambar, hog and swamp), blue bull (nilgai) and wild boar. These large populations of prey species support healthy numbers of predators, particularly leopards and, of course, tigers. Current estimates suggest the reserve is home to over 120 tigers.
The bird life here is very rich and diverse, with over 320 species recorded, including the highly endangered Bengal florican. More common species include great hornbill, red jungle fowl, black francolin, black-necked stork, woolly-necked stork, Pallas’ fish eagle, crested serpent eagle and changeable hawk-eagle.
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