Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
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| Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve | |
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| IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) | |
| Location: | Nepal |
| Area: | 175 km² |
| Established: | 1976 |
Established in 1976, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is 175 sq. kilometers of wildlife refuge and wetlands habitat. It is located in Eastern Nepal, and can be accessed from the Mehendra Highway. The reserve currently has five elephants. The reserve is also home to the water buffalo (called arna), deer, nilgai, mugger crocodile,Ganges River Dolphin (also called the Gangetic Dolphin), and over 280 species of birds.
In additional to wildlife, the Reserve also protects a substantial part of the Sapta Koshi, (a tributary of the Ganges River) flood plain. In 1987, it was declared a Ramsar site.
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