Dudhwa National Park

In 1987, the park was declared a tiger reserve and brought under the purview of the ‘Project Tiger’. Together with the Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary it forms the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Dudhwa became a tiger reserve in 1979. The area was established in 1958 as a wildlife sanctuary for swamp deer. Thanks to the efforts of Billy Arjan Singh the area was notified as a national park in January 1977. The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands of northern Uttar Pradesh, India. It stretches over an area of 490.3 km2 (189.3 sq mi), with a buffer zone of 190 km2 (73 sq mi). It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the Kheri and Lakhimpur districts.   A major portion of the Dudhwa National Park is covered with grassland. According to statistical data, 19% of the core area is grassland. It predominantly marks the ecosystem of the National Park. The tall grasses of the region are signature to its environmental charac...

  In 1987, the park was declared a tiger reserve and brought under the purview of the ' Project Tiger . Together with the Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, it forms the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Dudhwa became a tiger reserve in 1979. The area was established in 1958 as a wildlife sanctuary for swamp deer. Thanks to the efforts of Billy Arjan Singh the area was notified as a national park in January 1977. The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands of northern Uttar Pradesh, India. It stretches over an area of 490.3 km2 (189.3 sq mi), with a buffer zone of 190 km2 (73 sq mi). It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the Kheri and Lakhimpur districts. To know more about the park and to get good deals on travel packages visit:  Dudhwa National Park Tour Package .