Dudhwa NP
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Overview
Dudhwa National Park lies in the Uttar Pradesh Terai along the Nepal border. Its tall Terai grasslands are among India's important grassland habitats.
It lies on the India–Nepal border in Lakhimpur Kheri district.
It is known for swamp deer (barasingha), and one-horned rhinos were reintroduced here in 1984.
The park is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
It was declared a national park in 1977.
The tiger reserve also includes Kishanpur and Katarniaghat sanctuaries.
It has rich grasslands (terai) and sal forests.
Billy Arjan Singh, a conservationist, worked to protect tigers and leopards here.
Geography and key facts
- UP Terai
- Nepal border
- Terai grasslands
- Lakhimpur Kheri
- Barasingha
- Rhinos reintroduced 1984
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on grassland ecosystems.
Note for UPSC
Uttar Pradesh terai along the Nepal border.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Dudhwa NP yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Uttar Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 28.471°N, 80.699°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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