Pilibhit Tiger Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Pilibhit District |
Nearest city | Pilibhit |
Coordinates | 28°41′31″N 79°51′11″E / 28.692°N 79.853°E |
Area | 730.24 km2 (281.95 sq mi) |
Max. elevation | 172 |
Established | 2014 2014 (as tiger reserve) |
Governing body | National Tiger Conservation Authority |
Website | https://pilibhittigerreserve.in/ |
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is located in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh and was notified as a tiger reserve in 2014.[1] It forms part of the Terai Arc Landscape in the upper Gangetic Plain along the India-Nepal border. The habitat is characterized by sal forests, tall grasslands and swamp maintained by periodic flooding from rivers. The Sharda Sagar Dam extending up to a length of 22 km (14 mi) is on the boundary of the reserve.[2]
Pilibhit is one of the few well-forested districts in Uttar Pradesh. According to an estimate of the year 2018, Pilibhit district has over 800 km2 (310 sq mi) forests, constituting roughly 23% of the district’s total area. Forests in Pilibhit have at least 65 tiger and a prey including five species of deer. The tiger reserve got the first International award TX2 for doubling the tiger population in a stipulated time.[3]