{"id":352404,"date":"2025-12-20T14:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T09:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352404"},"modified":"2025-12-20T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T09:18:36","slug":"katarniaghat-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/katarniaghat-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>A tiger attacked a woman in the Dharmapur Range of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich, according to forest officials.<\/p>\n<h2>About Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352408\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-352408\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=336%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary\" width=\"336\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=1024%2C748&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=768%2C561&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?w=1161&amp;ssl=1 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the <strong>Upper Gangetic plain, <\/strong>falling in the <strong>Terai region of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Establishment<\/strong>: It was <strong>established in 1975.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Border and Wildlife Corridor:<\/strong> The sanctuary shares an international border with <strong>Nepal<\/strong> and provides strategic connectivity between <strong>tiger habitats of Dudhwa and Kishanpur in India and the Bardia National Park in Nepal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tiger Reserve<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> In <strong>1987<\/strong>, the sanctuary was <strong>brought under Project Tiger <\/strong>and, along with <strong>Dudhwa National Park and Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, forms the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>River:\u00a0<\/strong>The <strong>Girwa River flows<\/strong> through the sanctuary and is <strong>declared a protected stretch for gharial and mugger crocodiles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora<\/strong>: The vegetation mainly consists of <strong>grasslands, mixed deciduous forests<\/strong>, and moist deciduous forests <strong>dominated by sal trees<\/strong>, along with <strong>species like Asna, Asidha, Haldu, Faldu, and Gahmhar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna: <\/strong>The sanctuary is home to <strong>endangered species such as tiger, gharial, Gangetic dolphin<\/strong>, rhino, swamp deer, hispid hare, Bengal florican, and white-backed and long-billed vultures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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