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Wildlife and Jungle Safari in Nepal.

Before tourism arrived in Nepal, the only interest in wildlife was for hunting. But now a days wildlife is very exciting; lots of wild animals, birds and different types of vegetation can be seen..

Royal Chitwan National Park covers about 932 Sq. kilometers, as a successful research center of wildlife and nature conservation. The Park is situated in the tropical and sub-tropical lowland of the mid-southern part of Nepal. The Park has a large area of low, heavy-forested hills bordering with India on the south, which is also known as a haven of wildlife. The Park has been covered by different vegetation. The shorea rebusta that is known as a Sal tree in Nepali covers around 70%, grassland 20% and others 10% . Commonly seen animals in the park are the Royal Bengal tiger, one horned rhinoceros, wild boar, gaur, neelgai, wild elephant, striped hyena, pangolin, chital, wild dog, langur etc.

The Park also contains more then 450 species of birds. Some birds are listed as rare birds. The rare birds found in the Park are the bangle, horizon, giant hornbill, and lesser floricon, black and white stock. The other birds like peacock, fowl kingfisher, woodpecker, flycatcher and toucan are also found in the Park.

In Royal Chitwan National Park, accommodation ranges from a simple hut, to rest houses with attached bathrooms, to well equipped luxury resorts, with the difference in services and prices they offer.

Elephant ride (safari),  Bird watching tour, Canoe rides, Nature walk/ Jungle walk, Jungle drive, Tharu stick dances, Wild life slide show              

This Wild Life Reserve is situated in the eastern part of Nepal covering an  area of 100 sq. kilometers. This wildlife reserve covers the flood plains of seven rivers, also known as Saptakoshi. The best season to visit this reserve is between October and April.

Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve is popular for wild buffalos and other animals like spotted deer, wild boar, and hog deer. More then 280 species of bird have been recorded, while more than 18 species of duck, varieties of stocks and egrets are found here.        

Parsa Wildlife Reserve is located in the central part of Nepal. The Reserve covers about 499 sq. kilometers. Because of the tropical and sub-tropical climate the Reserve consists of 90% of shorea robusta, and the remaining 10% contains vegetation like the pine, khair, sisoo, silk cotton, grasses and others.

Parsa Wildlife Reserve is popular for wild elephants, tigers, leopards, blue bulls, sloth bears, samble deer, hog deer, langur. Wild cats are commonly seen in the Reserve. The Reserve also contains different species of bird and snake like:- the king cobra, common cobra, krait, rattle snake, and pythons etc.

The Royal Bardiya National Park is situated in the lowland area of   western Nepal, covering about 968 sq. kilometers of land with flora and fauna. This Park is also known as the wildest and most undisturbed wilderness area in the Terai region. In 1969 this park was specially set aside as a royal hunting reserve and later it was renamed as Karnali Wildlife Reserve. In 1982 it was renamed as the Royal Bardiya National Park.
The Royal Bardiya National Park contains about 70% of shorea robusta, which is known as Sal locally. The remaining 30% is covered with grassland and normal trees.
The most commonly seen animals in the Park are the tiger, wild elephant, rhinoceros, gangetic dolphin, wild boar, hog deer, neelgai, porcupine, sloth bear, wild dog, mongoose, wildcat, rhesus monkey, barking deer, samber deer, bandicoot, jackal, hyena, common leopard, fishing cat, langur monkey, blackbuck, the marghmugger and the ghorial crocodile.

Commonly seen birds in the park are woodpeckers, dragons, herons, bulbuls, doves, egrets, parakeets, kingfishers, barbets, bee eaters,  pigeons, storks, shellducks, sunbirds, babblers, flycatchers, redwattled lapwings and comb ducks.  Some endangered birds like bangle florican, lesser florican, and different types of reptiles, amphibians, insects and butterflies are also found in the Park.

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Royal Suklaphant wildlife reserve
Shey-Phoksundo National park
Makalu-Barun National Park
Royal Dhorpatan Hunting reserve

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