Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
कोशी टप्पु वन्यजन्तु आरक्ष
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Koshi River
Location	Nepal
Nearest city	Inaruwa
Coordinates	26°39′N 87°0′E / 26.650°N 87.000°E
Area	176 km2 (68 sq mi)
Established	1976
Governing body	Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Nepal)
Website	https://dnpwc.gov.np/
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Koshi Tappu
Designated	17 December 1987
Reference no.	380
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The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering 176 km² (68 sq mi) of wetlands in the Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur Districts. It comprises extensive reed beds and freshwater marshes in the floodplain of the Kosi River, and ranges in elevation from 75 to 81 m (246 to 266 ft). It was established in 1976 and designated as a Ramsar site in December 1987. It hosts Nepal's last remaining herd of the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee).^[2]

^ "Koshi Tappu". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Bhuju, U. R.; Shakya, P. R.; Basnet, T. B. & Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites. Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5.