chitwan national park of nepal

chitwan national park, the oldest national park of Nepal. It is situated in the subtropical inner teria lowlands of south-central Nepal. it covers 932sq k.m. It offers a widerness of rice ecosystem that includes mammals, birds, reptiles, and water animals of several kinds. The was declared UNESCO Heritage Site in 1979 owing to its rich adornment of nature. The park covers a pristine area with a  unique ecosystem of sinificant value to the world. It contains the Churiya hills, Ox-bow lakes and flood plains of  rapti, reu and Narayani Rivers. there are around 600 plant species, 50 mammals, 526 birds and 49 amphibians, reptiles found in the park. The park is specially renowed for the endangered one-horned rhinocerous, the tiger and the gharial crocodile along with many common species such as gaur, wild elephant, four-horned antelope, striped hyena, pangolin, gangetic, dolphin, monitor lizard and pythan. The forest is alive during summer withthe arrival of migrant birds, paradise flycatcher, Indian pitta and parakeets, while winter birds include Waterfowl, barminy ducks, paintails, Bar-headed geese, Cormorants and migratory birds from Siberia.