Valmiki National Park

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Coordinates
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	West Champaran
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Valmiki National Park is located in the West Champaran district of Bihar state, India, at 27°3′54.57″N 84°10′45.34″E. The extensive forest area of Valmikinagar was previously owned by the Bettiah Raj and Ramanagar Raj until the early 1950s. It serves as the only Indian tiger reserve in the state of Bihar.

Overview

Valmiki contains about 10 tigers as measured by the capture-recapture population estimating methodology operated by the Indian government. Additionally, the Wildlife Trust of India carries out a camera trapping operation in the area. Other notable species in the area include the civet and the Dhole, a type of wild dog.

The Valmiki National Park was created in the early 1990s and since then has functioned as a sanctuary for tigers, the majestic great cats indigenous to India. Valmiki National Park's tiger population is the fourth most populous in India.

The natural geography of the park features a stream called Gandak rivulet and a mountain called Mount Annapurna.

The flora of the Bihar's Valmiki National Park are notable, including sal, reed beads, cane and moist grasslands.

The chief wildlife attractions at the Valmiki National Park in Bihar are:

Tigers

Dhole

Indian Civets

Indian Rhinoceros

Leopards

Sloth Bears

Himalayan Black Bear

Wolves

Chital

Barking Deer

Four-horned Antelope

Hog Deer

Sambar

Nilgai

Mountain Goat

Serow

Pythons

Peafowl

Red Junglefowl

Kalij Pheasant

Hyenas

Jungle Cats

Wild Boar

Indian Bison

The Valmiki National Park attracts a number of visitors, chiefly to see the tigers.

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