Valmiki Tiger Reserve

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News: On October 2, 2026 a three-year-old tigress from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve, T138, was released into the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal.

About Valmiki Tiger Reserve

Valmiki Tiger Reserve
Source – ResearchGate
Specifications Details
Location
  • Located at the India-Nepal border in the West Champaran district of Bihar.
  • It is situated on the bank of river Gandak, in the Gangetic Plains.
  • It is surrounded by the Royal Chitwan National Park of Nepal in the north.
  • It is the sole tiger reserve in Bihar.
Rivers
  • Gandak, Pandai, Manor, Harha, Masan, and Bhapsa flow through various parts of the reserve.
Vegetation
  • Moist mixed deciduous, open-land vegetation, sub-mountainous semi-evergreen formations, freshwater swamps, riparian fringes, alluvial grasslands, high hill savannah, and wetlands.
Flora
  • Sal, Karam, Asan, Bahera, Asidh, Simal, Jamun, Gular, Satsal, etc.
Fauna
  • Large Animals: Bengal tigers, Indian rhinoceros, Asiatic elephants, Asiatic black bears, Indian sloth bears, otters, Indian leopards, wild dogs, wild water buffalo, Indian bison (Gaur), Nilgai etc.
  • Currently, VTR hosts 241 bird species, notable birds include the Nepal kalij pheasant, three-toed quail, and paradise flycatcher.
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