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The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve lies in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering an area 175 km 2 (68 sq mi). It is situated on the flood plains of the Sapta-Koshi in Saptari and Sunsari Districts of Eastern Nepal. This is the first National Park of Nepal established in 1973 to preserve a unique ecosystem significantly valuable to the whole world. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is one of the finest birding sites in Asia. It is renowned best location for birding. Bird lovers arrive here in search of beautiful birds. The bird in koshi are: Comb Duck, Falcated Duck, Whit- tailed Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Bristle Grassbird, Striated Grassbird, Swamp, Cotton Pigmy Goose, Ruddy Crake, Greater Painted Snipe, Indian Courser, Black-necked Stork, Lesser Adjutant, Falcated Duck, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Baer’s Crake, Pheasant-tailed jacana, Striated Grassbird etc.I t is home of endangered animals like wild buffalo wild boar, hog deer, spotted deer, blue bell and jackal, Gharial Crocodile and Gangetic dolphin etc. It has one of the few elephant stables of Asia.
The coverage of grasslands is 68%, compared to only about 6%of forest, which is covered by Sisso, Patches of Khair forest. Some 514 species of plants are found including Kapok, Sugarcane, reed, Cattail, Imperata cylindrica, eel grass and species of Eichornia, Hydrilla, Azolla and Lotus. A wide range of faunal species inhabit the protected area .In this water courses and ponds, 200 species of fish have been recorded. We can see frog , lizard ,snake, turtle, Gharial and Mugger crocodile occur as well. Mostly students used to come in tours to visit this area, where they can enjoy bird-watching walks, elephant rides, boat trips, accommodation and meals at the tented camps inside the parks, village walk, soft wildlife rafting.
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