Nepal is a for shelter over more than 30 species of large wild animals and approximately 180 species of mammals. The rhinoceros, tiger, crocodile, snow leopard, red panda, Himalayan black bear, wild and ferocious gaur bovines, four honed antelope, striped hyena, sambar, chital, hog deer, barking deer, sloth bear, palm civet, langur and rhesus macaque monkeys, pangolin, Gangetic dolphin, monitor lizard, python, cobra, green pit viper, tortoises, and many other beasts roam Nepal’s jungles.
More than 800 species of birds are found in our country, representing approximately eight percent of the world’s population are found here. In fact, Nepal has nearly as many bird species as the whole of North America. The common birds include peafowl, red jungle fowl, various egrets, herons, kingfishers, flycatchers, and woodpeckers.
Among the fourteen National Parks and reserves in Nepal, ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK, BARDIA NATIONAL PARK, AND KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE provide excellent views of Asian wildlife. Theses National Park offers some of the most exciting safari destinations in the world. You will experience the deep jungle on elephant back or four wheel drive vehicle and view wild animals in their natural habitat. You will also have the opportunity to enjoy canoe rides on the jungle rivers, take nature walks, go out on bird watching excursions, tour to villages, and witness firsthand the culture of the Tharu community. There are comfortable lodges and resorts with modern facilities available in the jungle.Nepal is a rich country with beautiful natural environment.
Chitwan National Park
Chitwan (means forest where leopard dwells), is the first National Park of Nepal established in 1973 and listed in the world Heritage site from 1984. It is the most popular safari destination in Nepal located at the lowlands of south central Nepal, 165kms far from Kathmandu. According to UNESCO, the heritage site is “at the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the Terai region, which formerly extended over the foothills of India and Nepal. It has a particularly rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of One-horned Asiatic rhinoceros lives in the park, which is also one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger.”It has received wide approval as the “best managed park” at the 5th World Park Congress for its ideal community-oriented conservation works.
Climate
The park enjoys three main seasons: hot and dry summer, a hot and humid rainy season and a warm winter. Between October and February, the average temperature is 25º C ensuring a pleasant climate. From March through June, temperature may raise up to 43º C. The hot and humid monsoon lasts for four months from June through September. The best time to visit the park is from October through March.
Flora and Fauna
It is Renowned for its abundance varieties of wide life and vegetation that offers its uniqueness to the area. The Park is the home for 58 species of mammals like one horned rhinoceroses, Royal Bengal tiger, leopards, wild elephants, a verities of deer, bears, four horned antelopes, monkey, langur, pythons, gigantic dolphins, two species of crocodiles, the vegetarian gharials and flesh eating marsh muggers including about 539 species of exotic birds, 56 types of reptiles and amphibians, and 124 species of fish. Moreover, the park contains a unique ecosystem covering hills, plain, lands and lake. The park’s vegetation is subjugated by Sal (Shorea Robosta) forests along with the 50 species of grasses including the elephant grass, renowned for its immense height reaching up to 8m.Bardia Widelife National park
Bardiya is the largest national park and most importantly an undisturbed wilderness area in the Terai, situated at the bank of the Karnali River approximately at the distance of 400km west of Kathmandu. The park occupies the Karnali flood plain, the Babai river valley, and the Siwaliks range with the highest peak of Sukarmala, extending from the Churia hills southward to the gentle slopes of Bhabar.
ClimateDistinctly, park enjoys three seasons which provide a unique experience. October through early April is quite dry. The days are war, and the nights are cool and pleasant. Temperature rises up to 45ºC during April through June. The hot sticky days give way to the monsoon rains that last till September. October through March is the best time to visit the park.
Flora and Fauna
The park consists of three major natural forests from the riverine composition of khair-sissoo, to sal in the Terai and hills and to Chir pine-oak in the Siwaliks. Forests are dominated by Sal (Shorea Robusta) trees. The park offers the habitatation for many wild animals such as blue bulls, deer, wild boars the langur and rhesus monkeys, civets, hyenas, rhesus macaque, jackal wild dogs, sloth bear, otters, tigers, rhinoceros, mongoose wild elephant, black buck, gharial and marsh mugger crocodiles, gangetic dolphin, and many other endangered and rare species. Besides this, an enthusiastic bird watchers and naturalists find it a paradise for the sightseeing and watching exotic bird's species like Bengal florican, silver-eared mesia, lesser florican, saurus crane and so on.Koshi Tappu Widelife Reserve
Climate:
The reserve also get an experience of three seasons including summer from Februry through may is quite hot, monsoon starts from late may to early June brings heavy rain falls and winter season begins from October to January is characterized by moderate types of temperature but still with the feel of coldness. Flora & Fauna:
The area is renowned for 485 species of birds including globally scarce species, 20 species of ducks, many storks, herons, egrets and the endangered swamp partridges and Bengal floricans. It is the home for the animals like; Arna, Wild Bear, Spotted dear, blue bull, Marsh crocodile, Gharial and gangetic dolphin.The area is covered by the vegetation of tall grasslands with a few patches of Khair, Sissoo serub forest and deciduous mixed riverine forests comprising 514 species of flora can be found within this reserve periphery.
