Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary

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Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary
Location West Champaran district, Bihar, India
Nearest city Bettiah
Coordinates 26°48′57″N84°25′57″E / 26.815789°N 84.4324626°E / 26.815789; 84.4324626
Area8.74& km2

Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Udaipur), containing Udaypur Lake (also spelled Udaipur Lake, not to be confused with Udaipur City's Five lakes) which is a Ramsar site, [1] is a wildlife sanctuary located in West Champaran district of Bihar state, India. It was established in 1978, and covers an area of 8.74 km2. The wildlife sanctuary is predominantly 319 ha wetland, [1] located on an oxbow lake in the floodplain of the Gandaki River.

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Flora

The sanctuary has areas of swamp forest, dry riverine forest, and khair-sissoo forest ( Acacia catechu-Dalbergia sissoo ). [2] It is in the Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests ecoregion.

Fauna

It is home to a variety of water birds, both resident and migratory. [2]

Facilities

The sanctuary has a rest house. The sanctuary is under the authority of the Deputy Director of the Champaran Forest Division, headquartered in Bettiah. This sanctuary is about half an hour from Bettiah wetlands.

Transport

The nearest town and railhead is Bettiah.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Two wetlands from Bihar get Ramsar tag, Hindustan Times, 27 Sept 2025.
  2. 1 2 Negi, Sharad Singh (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India. Indus Publishing. pp. 96-97
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