Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Forest in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
LocationPilibhit District
Nearest cityPilibhit
Coordinates28°41′31″N 79°51′11″E / 28.692°N 79.853°E / 28.692; 79.853
Area730.24 km2 (281.95 sq mi)
Max. elevation172
Established2014; 10 years ago (2014)
2014; 10 years ago (2014) (as tiger reserve)
Governing bodyNational Tiger Conservation Authority
Websitehttps://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]

  1. ^ Chanchani, P. (2015). "Pilibhit Tiger Reserve: conservation opportunities and challenges". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (20): 19. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Pilibhit Tiger Reserve". Reserve Guide - Project Tiger Reserves In India. National Tiger Conservation Authority. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Gets Global Award For Doubling Tiger Population". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.