News: A tiger attacked a woman in the Dharmapur Range of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich, according to forest officials.
About Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
- Location: Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Upper Gangetic plain, falling in the Terai region of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.
- Establishment: It was established in 1975.
- Border and Wildlife Corridor: The sanctuary shares an international border with Nepal and provides strategic connectivity between tiger habitats of Dudhwa and Kishanpur in India and the Bardia National Park in Nepal.
- Tiger Reserve: In 1987, the sanctuary was brought under Project Tiger and, along with Dudhwa National Park and Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, forms the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
- River: The Girwa River flows through the sanctuary and is declared a protected stretch for gharial and mugger crocodiles.
- Flora: The vegetation mainly consists of grasslands, mixed deciduous forests, and moist deciduous forests dominated by sal trees, along with species like Asna, Asidha, Haldu, Faldu, and Gahmhar.
- Fauna: The sanctuary is home to endangered species such as tiger, gharial, Gangetic dolphin, rhino, swamp deer, hispid hare, Bengal florican, and white-backed and long-billed vultures.
