🌲 Buxa Tiger Reserve

India · Asia · National Park · 26.65°N, 89.58°E

Buxa Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve and national park in northern West Bengal, India, covering an area of 760 km2 (290 sq mi). It ranges in elevation from 60 m (200 ft) in the Gangetic Plains to 1,750 m (5,740 ft) bordering the Himalayas in the north. At least 284 bird species inhabit the reserve. Mammals present include Asian elephant, gaur, Sambar deer, clouded leopard, Indian leopard, and Asian golden cat. The Bengal tiger is also present but rarely seen; as of 2005, Buxa Tiger Reserve had only one resident tiger.

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Quick facts

Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	26.65°N, 89.58°E · view on map

Buxa Tiger Reserve is a national park in India, in Asia. The details of why Buxa Tiger Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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