Dudhwa National Park

Dudhwa National Park or Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is located in the Lakhimpur-Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh. Spread over a sprawling area of 614 sq. km., Dudhwa National Parkis one of the best exemplars of the extremely varied and fruitful Terai eco-systems. The southern boundary of the Dudhwa National Park is marked by River Suheli and the northern edge of the sanctuary lies along the Indo-Nepal border.

Dudhwa National Park is a home to the Swamp Deer or the largest kind of Indian Deer with twelve magnificent antlers. The Dudhwa National Park has a huge number of certain rare and endangered species like Bengal Floricans, Tiger, Jackal Leopard, Sloth Bear, Leopard Cat, and The Jungle Cat. Dudhwa National Park is abundant in local and migratory water birds. There are various species of mammals and reptiles in the national park. There are 101 tigers and 4 leopards in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. The Dudhwa national park has a few rhinoceros and birds like Bulbul, Painted Storks, Cranes and night birds like Bee Eaters, Great Indian Horned Owl, Kingfishers and Woodpeckers.

The chief vegetation types of the Dudhwa region in Uttar Pradesh are Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest, Tropical Semi-Evergreen Forest, Dry Deciduous Forest and Swamp and Riparian Forest. The whole of Dudhwa National Park is disrupted by extensive stretches of grasslands locally known as the phantas.

The nearest place to Dudhwa National Park is called Palia and the Post Office and Telegraph Office are located here. STD and ISD facilities are available at Palia but Internet cannot be accessed in the surroundings of the reserve forest.