DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE

Current Context : A recent report highlights a 198.91% increase in the leopard population in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) since 2022.

ABOUT DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE

• Location: Indo-Nepal border, Lakhimpur-Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh.
• Constituents: Includes Dudhwa National Park, Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, and adjoining forest divisions (North Kheri, South Kheri, Shahjahanpur).
• Topography: Part of Terai-Bhabar region, under Upper Gangetic Plains biogeographic zone.
• Rivers:
  • Sharda River: flows through Kishanpur WL Sanctuary.
  • Geruwa River: through Katerniaghat WL Sanctuary.
  • Suheli & Mohana: flow in Dudhwa NP.
  • All rivers are tributaries of
• Vegetation: North Indian Moist Deciduous type; dominated by Sal (Shorea robusta) forests.
• Notable Flora: Terminalia alata, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Adina cordifolia, Mitragyna parviflora, Gmelina arborea.