Dharan (Sunsari), May 25: The Koshi Tappu Reserve has welcomed a total of 11,603 visitors so far in the fiscal year 2081-82 BS (2026-27) Among them, 11,214 were from home, 42 women and 45 men: a total of 87 from the SAARC countries. Likewise 302 visitors comprising 151 women and 151 men were from other countries, said Reserve Chief and Senior Conservation Officer, Bhupendra Prasad Yadav.
Spreads across an island formed by the Saptakoshi River in Sunsari and Saptari is especially famous for the population of wild buffaloes. Its area measures 348 sq.km, including the buffer zone of 173 sq.km.
The Koshi Tappu, the only wildlife reserve in Nepal, serves as habitat for indigenous wild buffalo, crocodiles (Gharial and mugger), dolphin and other various species of fish.
The area has been listed in the Wetland (Ramsar) list since 1987. It is also regarded as a biological corridor connected to eastern India. Although the reserve has fewer large carnivorous, except for leopards, it represents the unique forest characteristics, biodiversity, and natural environment of the represents the forest features of the eastern Tarai and Madhesh region.
