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Return of the tiger at West Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve-Safari

INTRODUCTION

 

Return of the tiger at West Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve-Safari and national park in northern India, covering an area of 760 km2 (290 sq. mi).

In altitude, it ranges from 60 m (200 ft) in the Gangetic Plains to 1,750 m (5,740 ft) bordering the Himalayas. 

 

         created in 1983 as the 15th tiger reserve in India.

In 1986, Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary constituted over 314.52 km2 of the reserve forests. 1991, 54.47 km2

A year later, in 1992, the Government of West Bengal declared its intentions to constitute a national park over 117.10 km2 

The state finally declared a national park with notification.

       

 

Buxa Tiger Reserve lies in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal. 

Its northern boundary runs along the international border with Bhutan.

The Sinchula hill range lies all along the BTR and the eastern touches that of the Assam state.

 

More than 450 trees, 250 shrubs, 400 herbs, 9 species of cane, 10 bamboo, 150  orchids, 100 grass, and 130 aquatic flora including more than 70 sedges have been identified so far.

There are 160 species of other monocotyledons and ferns.

 

  • What is the time of entry to Buxa Tiger Reserve?

      Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal)- Safari, Timings, Best Time

Morning safaris start at 6:00 AM and evening safaris start at 3:00 PM

 

  • What is Buxa Tiger Reserve famous for?

The forest is divided into two divisions: East and West.

Buxa Fort is an important landmark for this reserve.
This fort was captured by British India in 1865 after the Bhutan.
Later this fort was used as a detention camp for fighters during the movement.
  • Is Buxa Tiger Reserve open?

 

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        Location

Buxa Tiger Reserve lies in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal.

Its northern runs along the international border  The Sinchula hill range lies all alongside BTR and the eastern touches that of the Assam state.

National Highway roughly runs its southern boundary.

It is the easternmost extension of the extreme bio-diverse North-East India and represents the highly endemic Indo-Malayan region.

The fragile “Terai Eco-System” constitutes a part of this reserve. The Phibsoo Sanctuary of Bhutan is contiguous.

serves as an international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan.

Chilapata Forests form an elephant corridor to the Jaldapara. encompasses as many as eight forest types.

The divisional headquarters is located at Alipurduar

    conclusions :

 

In 2019, number of tigers was 89. In 2020 it went up to 96, 

 

The must-have risen beyond 100 now, he said. official that there is space for up to 120 Indian side forests.

If you want to visit another tiger reserve follow

    Corbett Tiger Reserve