What about Bardia National Park?
The largest National Park in lowland Nepal covers an area of 968 sq.km. Situated in Nepal's western Terai, it was established to protect representative ecosystems and conserve Tiger and its prey species. Initially, a small area was gazetted as the "Royal Karnali Wildlife reserve" in 1976. In 1982, the area was renamed "Bardia Wildlife Reserve" and in 1984, it was extended to its current size and 1500 households of the Babai valley were resettled outside the park, allowing the vegetation and wildlife to flourish. The reserve was given the status of a National Park in 1988. In 1997, an area of 327 sq.km. of forest and private land surrounding the park, was declared a buffer zone. The National Park and local communities, jointly initiated community development activities and managed natural resources within this zone. The park extends from the Churia Hills, southward to the gentle slopes of the "Bhabhar". The higher grounds of the Churia hav...