Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary

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Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
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Signboard in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Bahraich, UP.
Map showing the location of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationOn the banks of Sarayu river Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nearest cityBahraich City (103 km)
Coordinates28°00′N 81°12′E / 28.000°N 81.200°E / 28.000; 81.200Coordinates: 28°00′N 81°12′E / 28.000°N 81.200°E / 28.000; 81.200
Area400.6 km2 (154.7 sq mi)
Established1975

The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Upper Gangetic plain, near Bahraich city in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, India and covers an area of 400.6 km2 (154.7 sq mi) in the Terai of the Bahraich district. In 1987, it was brought under the purview of the ‘Project Tiger’, and together with the Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and the Dudhwa National Park it forms the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.[1] It was established in 1975.[2]

The Katerniaghat Forest provides strategic connectivity between tiger habitats of Dudhwa and Kishanpur in India and the Bardia National Park in Nepal. Its fragile Terai ecosystem comprises a mosaic of sal and teak forests, lush grasslands, numerous swamps and wetlands. It is home to a number of endangered species including gharial, tiger, rhino, Gangetic dolphin, swamp deer, hispid hare, Bengal florican, the white-backed and long-billed vultures. In 2012, a rare red coral kukri snake was sighted in the sanctuary.[3] This snake with the scientific name Oligodon kheriensis was first described from the North Kheri Division in 1936.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Mathur, P. K. and N. Midha (2008). Mapping of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Archived 12 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. WII – NNRMS - MoEF Project, Final Technical Report. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
  2. ↑ Tripahti, K. P., Singh, B. (2009). Species diversity and vegetation structure across various strata in natural and plantation forests in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, North India. Tropical Ecology 50(1): 191–200.
  3. ↑ "Rare Indian snake species discovered at Katarniaghat sanctuary". The Times of India. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Green, M. (2010). Molecular Phylogeny of the Snake Genus Oligodon (Serpentes: Colubridae), with an Annotated Checklist and Key. M. Sc. thesis, University of Toronto.

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