Protected areas of Bihar

+ Forest and Protected area in BiharSanctuaries and National Parks of Bihar Department of Environment & Forest, BiharDescriptionArea Area (in km2)PercentageForest Area7,2997.75%Very DenseForest3320.35%Dense Forest3,2603.46 %Open Forest3,7993.94 %Protected Forest Area3,2083.41 %Protected Non-Forest Area76.30

Bihar is a state in East India. It is bounded by Uttar Pradesh to the west, Nepal to the north, West Bengal to the east and Jharkhand to the south. About 7% of the state is protected forest area.

Geography Bihar has notified forest area of 6,764.14 km², which is 7.1 percent of its geographical area.

The sub-Himalayan foothills of the Someshwar and Dun mountain ranges in West Champaran district are clad in a belt of moist deciduous forest. As well as trees, this consists of scrub, grass and reeds. Here the annual rainfall is above 1,600 mm and this promotes luxuriant sal forests (Shorea robusta) in the favoured areas. Bihar has 3,208 km2 (~3.41%) of Protected Forest Area and 76.30 km 2 of Protected Non-Forest Area. Bihar is one of the states that has taken "considerable" steps to implement the "Scheduled Tribes and Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006".

Protected areas +Protected areas in BiharName Districts of Bihar Type Size in km2 Established in Gautam Budha Wildlife SanctuaryGaya Wildlife Sanctuary259.481971 Bhimbandh Wildlife SanctuaryMunger Wildlife Sanctuary681.991976 Pant Wildlife SanctuaryRajgir Wildlife Sanctuary 35.841978 Kaimur Wildlife SanctuaryKaimur and Rohtas Wildlife Sanctuary1504.961979 Kanwar Lake Bird SanctuaryBegusarai Wildlife Sanctuary67.51987 Nakti Dam Bird SanctuaryJamui Wildlife Sanctuary 3.321987 Nagi Dam Bird SanctuaryJamui Wildlife Sanctuary 7.911987 Valmiki National ParkWest ChamparanNational Park335.651989 Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin SanctuaryBhagalpur Wildlife Sanctuary 50 1990 Barela Jheel Salim Ali Bird SanctuaryVaishali Wildlife Sanctuary 1.961997 Sanjay Gandhi Biological ParkPatnaZoo and Botanic Garden 0.6191969 Udaypur Wildlife SanctuaryChamparan Wildlife Sanctuary 8.741978 Valmiki Wildlife SanctuaryWest Champaran Wildlife Sanctuary 880.781976

See also Flora of Bihar Fauna of Bihar Protected areas of India List of Zoos in India

References

External links Department of Environment & Forest, Bihar Ministry of Forests - List of protected areas in India