Dudhwa National Park is currently the only national park in Uttar Pradesh.
1. Dudhwa National Park
- The park is known as the 1st National Park of the Uttar Pradesh after formation of Uttrakhand in 2000.
- It is located in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
- It is situated in the Terai region of the Himalayan foothills.
- The park is situated in the northeastern part of the state, near the border with Nepal.
- In 1861, the British government declared 775 Km2 forest area between Mohana and Suhaili river as reserved forest.
- In 1965, the area was declared a wildlife sanctuary to protect the swamp deer (barasingha) population.
- In 1977, the sanctuary was upgraded to a national park.
- In 1987, Dudhwa National Park and the Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary was together declared a tiger reserve under Project Tiger.
- Area: It covers an area of approximately 490 square kilometers (190 square miles).
- River: Suheli and Mohana rivers flow through the Dudhwa National Park.
- Lake: The major lakes in the park are:
- Banke Tal
- Kakraha Range
- Sathiyana Range
- Flora: Sal, Asna, Sisam, Jamun, Gular, Bahera, Semal, Khair, Bamboo etc.
- Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Swamp Deer, Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, Asiatic Elephant, Leopard, Sambar, Cheetal, Sloth Bear, Porcupine, Bengal Florican, Red Jungle Fowl, Fishing Eagle, Bengal Florican, Python, Monitor lizard, Mugger, Gharial etc.