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Parsa National Park

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54: 70: 77: 828: 214:. It was established as a wildlife reserve in 1984 and received national park status in 2017. It is surrounded by a buffer zone since 2005 with an area of 285.3 km (110.2 sq mi). In 2015, the protected area was further extended by 49 sq mi (128 km). 413:. Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. 245:. Thus, this transnational protected area of 2,075 km (801 sq mi) represents the Tiger Conservation Unit (TCU) Chitwan–Parsa–Valmiki, which covers a total of 3,549 km (1,370 sq mi) in the 171: 502: 473: 732: 600: 405: 467:
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Before being converted to a protected area, the region was a private game reserve and hunting park for both the British and Nepalese elite.
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survey in February 2017 revealed the presence of 19 Bengal tigers, indicating a substantial increase of the population. As of 2015, three
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and Sivalik Hills form a natural boundary to human settlements. To the east, the boundary extends up to the
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highway; to the south, a forest road demarcates the park's boundary. To the west is
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were estimated to be resident in the Parsa National Park in 2008. A three-month
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and ranging in elevation from 435 to 950 m (1,427 to 3,117 ft) in the
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grows well on the southern face of the Churia Hills. An estimated 919
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covering an area of 627.39 km (242.24 sq mi) in the
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A census conducted in May 2008 confirmed the presence of 37
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Good news for tigers as Nepal extends Parsa Wildlife
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Index

Parsa Wildlife Reserve
IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Parsa National Park
Nepal
Birgunj
27°28′N 84°20′E / 27.467°N 84.333°E / 27.467; 84.333
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
national park
Terai
Nepal
Parsa
Makwanpur
Bara Districts
Sivalik Hills
East Rapti River
Hetauda
Birgunj
Chitwan National Park
Valmiki National Park
tiger reserve
India
Terai–Duar savanna and grasslands
sal
Chir pine
Churia Hills
Khair
sissoo
silk cotton trees

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