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Location : Thakuradwara, Bardia, Nepal
Nearest Access : Thakurdwara
Main Wildlife Found : Bengal Tiger, Wild Elephant, One-Horned Rhinoceros
Coverage Area : 1,000-sq-kms

About Royal Bardia National Park

Royal Bardia National Park is the largest park in the lowland Terai covering an area of 968 sq. km. The park situated in Nepal’s Western Terai was established to protect representative ecosystems and conserve tiger and its prey species. Initially, a small area was gazetted as the Royal Karnali Wildlife Reserve in 1976. When this area was protected, approximately 1500 people of the Babai valley were resettled outside the park allowing the vegetation and wildlife to flourish. In 1982, it was renamed as Royal Bardia Wildlife Reserve, and in 1984 it was extended to its current size. The reserve was given the status of a National Park in 1988. Greater One-horned Rhinoceros were translocated from Royal Chitwan National Park in 1986, 1991, and 1999.

Fauna in Bardia National Park

What makes a visit to Nepal's Royal Bardia National Park particularly special is not just its large and intact habitat area and its isolated location, but also the presence here of one of the last known herds of wild Elephants in South Asia. The herd, numbering less than two dozen, roams these remote jungles in western Nepal.

Bardia also boasts the greatest number of deer species in Nepal. The six deer species found in the park are: Chital or spotted Deer with its ubiquitous white spots on a brown coat; Hog Deer; similar to but smaller than Chital; Sambhar, the largest Deer on Indian subcontinent with a shaggy coat and thick antlers; Swamp Deer; Barasingha; and reddish-colored Barking Deer, the park's smallest Deer.

Other large mammals are: Gaur, the largest wild oxen in world; wild Boar, an omnivorous black-coated creature with large tusks; the agile sloth Bear, a shaggy black bear with a distinctive white "V" on its chest; Blue Bull or Nilgai, the largest Antelope on the Indian subcontinent; and Himalayan Tahr. Serow and Goral, two goat-Antelope members, are also found. Small mammals include: Langur Monkey, Rhesus Macaque, Jackal, three species of cats (jungle, leopard, and fishing); yellow-throated Marten; Mongoose; and Indian Otter.

Two species of crocodiles swim in the Karnali, Girwa, and Babai Rivers - the blunt-snouted Marsh Mugger and the fish-eating gharial with its long thin snout. These creatures share the water with the fresh-water Gangetic Dolphin. The Karnali also supports the great mahseer, which weigh up to 90 lbs, an angler's prize catch.

Birds are the park's most conspicuous fauna with over 300 resident and migratory species. Avid bird-watchers will want to visit the park in November or from February to April when migrants arrive, depart or pass through.

How to Get there

Air & Road: To reach Bardia, take the daily air flight or public bus from Kathmandu to napalgunj, from where it is a five hour drive to the park office at Thakurdwara. This nature sanctuary is best visit from October to April.

------ List of National Parks in India -----
Bandhavgarh National Park		Bandipur National Park		Simplipal National Park, Orissa
Ranthambore National Park		Sultanpur National Park		Nandankanan Zoo, Orissa
Corbett National Park		Rajaji National Park, Uttaranchal		Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary, Orissa
Kanha National Park		Dudhwa National Park, U.P.		Namdhapha National Park, Arunachal
Sundarbans National Park		Nagarhole National Parks, Karnataka		Velvadhar Blackbuck Sanctuary, Gujarat
Manas National Park		Bhalukpong, Arunachal		Wild Ass Sanctuary, Gujarat
Dachigam National Park, J&K		The Great Himalayan National Park, H.P.		Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam
Milroy or Pabha Sanctuary, Assam		Nameri National Park, Assam		Pin Valley National Park, H.P.
Hemis High Altitude National Park, J&K		Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal)		Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal)
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