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| Homecoming | Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, October 2009 |
I was skimming through some old photographs in my laptop when I came across this and got a bit nostalgic. This one was taken while I was conducting a study on the domestic cattle encroachment in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) for my undergrad thesis work in 2009. The photograph shows a cattle herd returning to the village after grazing in the reserve area.
The 175 sq.km. area of the reserve constitutes the floodplains of the Sapta Koshi River (one of the three main tributaries of the Ganges) in the south eastern Terai. The reserve is a Ramsar site - a wetland of international significance and is rich in flora and fauna diversity. With 486 species of resident and migratory birds, Koshi Tappu is a birder's paradise.
KTWR is inhabited by Nepal's last remaining population of wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee (locally known as Arna). They have to compete with the domestic cattle for food and habitat and face the risk of diseases, and genetic pollution as a result of interbreeding.
The 175 sq.km. area of the reserve constitutes the floodplains of the Sapta Koshi River (one of the three main tributaries of the Ganges) in the south eastern Terai. The reserve is a Ramsar site - a wetland of international significance and is rich in flora and fauna diversity. With 486 species of resident and migratory birds, Koshi Tappu is a birder's paradise.
KTWR is inhabited by Nepal's last remaining population of wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee (locally known as Arna). They have to compete with the domestic cattle for food and habitat and face the risk of diseases, and genetic pollution as a result of interbreeding.
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