National Parks in Uttar Pradesh

Dudhwa National Park is currently the only national park in Uttar Pradesh.

Dudhwa National Park

• Location: Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India; Terai region of the Himalayan foothills; near the border with Nepal.
• Reserved Forest: 775 km² area between Mohana and Suheli rivers declared reserved forest in 1861.
• Wildlife Sanctuary: Declared in 1965 to protect swamp deer (barasingha).
• National Park: Upgraded to national park status in 1977; 1st National Park of Uttar Pradesh.
• Tiger Reserve: Dudhwa National Park and Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary declared a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1987.
• Area: ~490 sq.km (190 sq miles).
• River: Suheli River, Mohana River.
• Lakes: Banke Tal, Kakraha Range, Sathiyana Range.
• Flora: Sal, Sisam, Jamun, Gular, Bahera, Semal, Khair.
• Animals: Bengal Tiger, Swamp Deer, Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, Asiatic Elephant, Leopard, Sambar, Chital, Sloth Bear, Bengal Florican, Mugger Crocodile, Gharial.