Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve can claim its distinct identity for
one good reason – the vast expanse of the Koshi River. Today,
with the wild buffalo preserved, the reserve has also won its
niche as birdwatcher's paradise in its true sense. The reserve
to preserve the habitat of the remaining population of wild
buffalo (locally known as Arna in Nepali). The reserve beckons
all sorts of bird species. These birds fly all the way from
Siberia to migrate during the winter season. The fact that many
birds that arrive here are nowhere else seen in Nepal. Koshi
Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a homeland of endangered Gharial
crocodile, Gangetic dolphin, ducks, herons, storks, egrets, and
ibis and among others. |