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|+ Forest and Protected area in Bihar<ref name="forest.bih.nic.in">[http://forest.bih.nic.in/ Sanctuaries and National Parks of Bihar] ''Department of Environment & Forest, [[Bihar]]''</ref>
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!Description !!Area Area (in km2) !!Percentage
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||Forest Area||7,299||7.75%
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||Very DenseForest||332||0.35%
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||Dense Forest||3,260 ||3.46 %
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||Open Forest||3,799 ||3.94 %
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||Protected Forest Area||3,208||3.41 %
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||Protected Non-Forest Area ||76.30||
|}

[[Bihar]] is a state in [[East India]]. It is bounded by [[Uttar Pradesh]] to the west, [[Nepal]] to the north, [[West Bengal]] to the east and [[Jharkhand]] to the south. About 7% of the state is protected forest area.

==Geography==
Bihar has notified forest area of 6,764.14 km², which is 7.1 percent of its geographical area.<ref>{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| title = State Profile
| publisher = Gov. of India
| url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/st_bihar.php
| accessdate = }}</ref>

The sub-Himalayan foothills of the Someshwar and Dun mountain ranges in [[West Champaran district]] are clad in a belt of moist deciduous [[forest]]. As well as trees, this consists of scrub, grass and reeds. Here the annual rainfall is above 1,600 mm and this promotes luxuriant sal forests (''[[Shorea robusta]]'') in the favoured areas.
[[Bihar]] has 3,208 km2 (~3.41%) of Protected Forest Area and 76.30 km 2 of Protected Non-Forest Area.
[[Bihar]] is one of the states that has taken "considerable" steps to implement the "Scheduled Tribes and Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Flora__Fauna/Some_states_lag_behind_in_implementing_Forest_Act/articleshow/3727462.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Flora & Fauna | date=18 November 2008}}</ref>

==Protected areas==
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|+Protected areas in Bihar<ref name="forest.bih.nic.in"/>
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!Name !! [[Districts of Bihar]]!! Type!! Size in km2 !! Established in
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|| [[Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary]]||[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary||259.48||1971
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|| [[Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary]]||[[Munger]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary||681.99||1976
|-
|| [[Pant Wildlife Sanctuary]]||[[Rajgir]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary ||35.84||1978
|-
|| [[Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary]]||[[Kaimur district|Kaimur]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary||1342.22||1979
|-
|| [[Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary]]||[[Begusarai]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary||67.5||1987
|-
|| [[Nakti Dam Bird Sanctuary]]||[[Jamui]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary ||3.32||1987
|-
|| [[Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary]]||[[Jamui]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary ||7.91||1987
|-
|| [[Valmiki National Park]]||[[West Champaran]]||[[National Park]]||335.65||1989
|-
|| [[Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary]]||[[Bhagalpur]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary || 50 ||1990
|-
|| [[Barela Jheel Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary]]||[[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary ||1.96||1997
|-
|| [[Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park]]||[[Patna]]||[[Zoo]] and [[Botanic Garden]] ||0.619||1969
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|| [[Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary]]||[[Champaran]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary ||8.74||1978
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|| [[Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary]]||[[West Champaran]]|| Wildlife Sanctuary ||880.78||1976
|}

==See also==
* [[Flora of Bihar]]
* [[Fauna of Bihar]]
* [[Protected areas of India]]
* [[List of Zoos in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://forest.bih.nic.in/ ''Department of Environment & Forest, [[Bihar]]''']
* [http://www.envfor.nic.in/bsi/activity.html Ministry of Forests - List of protected areas in India]

[[Category:Protected areas of Bihar| ]]
[[Category:Lists of tourist attractions in Bihar]]

Protected areas of Bihar - Revision history

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