BUXA TIGER RESERVE (BTR)
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Context
- An increase in the forest density and the big cat prey base, especially deer, had attracted a Royal Bengal tiger, a first such sighting in 23 years, to the Buxa Tiger reserve.
About
- Buxa Tiger Reserve lies in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.
- Its northern boundary runs along the international border with Bhutan.
- The Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary of Bhutan is contiguous to the north of BTR.
- The Sinchula hill range lies all along the northern side of BTR and the eastern boundary touches that of the Assam state.
- Manas National Park lies on east of BTR.
- BTR, thus, serves as international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan.
- National Highway No.31 C roughly runs along its southern boundary.
- It is the easternmost extension of extreme bio-diverse North-East India and represents highly endemic Indo-Malayan region.
- The fragile “Terai Eco-System” constitutes a part of this reserve.
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