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Parsa
Wildlife
Reserve occupies parts of Chitwan, Makawanpur, Parsa and Bara districts
in central Nepal. The reserve headquarters is situated at Adabar on the
Hetauda-Birgunj
highway and the Reserve covers 499 sq. kms. and established in
1984.
The dominant landscape of the reserve, the
Churiya hills ranging from 750m. to 950m. run east-west of the reserve.
The reserve has sub-tropical monsoon climate. The forest is composed of
tropical to subtropical forest types with sal constituting 90% of the
vegetation. In the Churiya hills Chir pine grows and along the stream
and rivers Khair, Sissoo with silk cotton tree occur. Sabai grass a
commercially important grass species grows well in the southern face of
Churiya hill. The reserve supports a good population of resident wild
elephant, tiger, leopard, sloth bear, gaur, blue bull, wild dog. Other
common animals are sambar, chital, hogdeer, barking deer, langur,
striped hyena, ratel, palm civet, jungle cat
etc.
There are nearly 300 species of birds in the
reserve. Giant hombill, peafowl, red jungle fowl, flycatchers,
woodpeckers etc. are few other common birds found in the reserve. Many
kinds of snakes like king cobra, common cobra, krait, rat snake,
pythons are found in the reserve due to hot tropical
climate.
Entry Fee Per Person
Per
Day
For Nepalese Nationals, Rs.
20/-
For SAARC Nationals, Rs. 200/-
For Other Foreign
Nationals, Rs. 500/-
(Note Entrance fee not required for
children under 10 years).
Filming Permit Fee (Documentary
Films)
For Nepalese Nationals, Rs. 5,000/-
For SAARC
Nationals, Rs. 25,000/-
For Other Foreign Nationals, US $
1,000/-
Helicopter Landing (Per Landing), Rs.
2,000/- |
Access
Parsa wildlife reserve is easily accessible
from
Kathmandu, being well connected by a national highway and daily flight
to Simra.
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