Valmiki National Park
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Valmiki National Park is located (27°3′54.57"N 84°10′45.34"E)in the West Champaran
district of Bihar
, India
. The extensive forest area of Valmikinagar was owned by the Bettiah Raj
and Ramanagar Raj until early 1950s. It serves as one of several tiger reserves in India, possessing the only population of the species in Bihar.
and the wild dog
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The Valmiki National Park made its innocuous presence felt in the early 1990s and since then has procured an apt abode to the flamboyant and majestic creatures regarded as the tigers. In fact, the Valmiki National Park vanquishes the fourth spot in the standings of the reserves that houses maximum number of tigers.
The placid waters of the rivulet called Gandak and the magniloquent apex of Mount Annapurna on the western fringe presents a serene and timid ambiance to the Valmiki National Park at Bihar where the king of the beasts can stomp around on the lush grasses with pride and elation.
The flora of the Bihar's Valmiki National Park is truly spectacular and deserves a round of applause. Sal, reed beads, cane and moist grasslands constitute majority of the trees in the woodlands of the Valmiki National Park of Bihar.
The chief attractions at the Valmiki National Park in Bihar are mentioned below:-
Tiger
Sloth Bear
Wolf
Deer
Serow
Leopard
Python
Peafowl
Cheetal
Sambar
Nilgai
Leopard
Hyenas
Indian Civet
Jungle Cat
Hog
Wild Dog
Single-Horned Rhinoceros
Indian Bison
The Valmiki National Park attracts a hefty lot of visitors who desire to witness the tiger in all its glory.
West Champaran
West Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. It is a part of Tirhut Division. The district headquarters are located at Bettiah....
district of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The extensive forest area of Valmikinagar was owned by the Bettiah Raj
Bettiah Raj
Bettiah Rajs eighteen hundred square miles yielding a rental of almost 2 million rupees made it the second largest zamindari in Bihar belonging to a Bhumihar Brahmin family...
and Ramanagar Raj until early 1950s. It serves as one of several tiger reserves in India, possessing the only population of the species in Bihar.
Overview
Valmiki has about 10 tigers as per the latest available figures by the government using the robust capture-recapture methodology. The Wildlife Trust of India is currently doing camera trapping using the capture-recapture methodology in the area. Other notable species in the area include the civetCivet
The family Viverridae is made up of around 30 species of medium-sized mammal, including all of the genets, the binturong, most of the civets, and the two African linsangs....
and the wild dog
Dhole
The dhole is a species of canid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the only extant member of the genus Cuon, which differs from Canis by the reduced number of molars and greater number of teats...
.
The Valmiki National Park made its innocuous presence felt in the early 1990s and since then has procured an apt abode to the flamboyant and majestic creatures regarded as the tigers. In fact, the Valmiki National Park vanquishes the fourth spot in the standings of the reserves that houses maximum number of tigers.
The placid waters of the rivulet called Gandak and the magniloquent apex of Mount Annapurna on the western fringe presents a serene and timid ambiance to the Valmiki National Park at Bihar where the king of the beasts can stomp around on the lush grasses with pride and elation.
The flora of the Bihar's Valmiki National Park is truly spectacular and deserves a round of applause. Sal, reed beads, cane and moist grasslands constitute majority of the trees in the woodlands of the Valmiki National Park of Bihar.
The chief attractions at the Valmiki National Park in Bihar are mentioned below:-
Tiger
Sloth Bear
Wolf
Deer
Serow
Leopard
Python
Peafowl
Cheetal
Sambar
Nilgai
Leopard
Hyenas
Indian Civet
Jungle Cat
Hog
Wild Dog
Single-Horned Rhinoceros
Indian Bison
The Valmiki National Park attracts a hefty lot of visitors who desire to witness the tiger in all its glory.