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Sitabani Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Amgarhi,[1] located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India. It is home to a variety of flora and fauna, including leopards, tigers, and over 500 species of native and migrating birds, that pass through the area throughout the year.[2]
| Sitabani Wildlife Reserve | |
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| Sitabani | |
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| Location | Nainital, Uttarakhand, India |
| Nearest city | Ramnagar |
| Coordinates | 29°46′N 79°26′E / 29.767°N 79.433°E |
| http://www.sitabaniwildlifereserve.com https://sitabani.business.site | |
History
editThe wildlife reserve is named after Sita, the wife of Hindu god Rama, due to the belief that Sita and her sons Luv and Kush had spent some of her exile in this forest.[3]
Many local villagers were inducted and employed at the reserve by the founder Abhishek Ray,[4] thereby generating revenue through Eco-tourism and creating a sustainable conservation area.[5]
Animals
editBeing a part of the Trans-Himalayan birding corridor, the reserve gets both plain and mountain birds during latitudinal and attitudinal migration patterns. Some Himalayan animal species, like Himalayan Black Bear, Himalayan weasel, Yellow-throat Pine Marten, Himalayan Goral, and Himalayan Serow also visit the reserve, especially during the colder months. Indian leopards in this reserve inhabit the craggy cliffs and gorges to avoid interaction with their dominant predator, the Royal-Bengal Tiger.[6][7] This tiger species prefers the thick forested valleys and lowlands. Herds of Asiatic Elephants pass through the reserve when migrating between the core and buffer areas of Jim Corbett National Park. Altitudinal and geographical variations and diverse flora, combined with direct connectivity with Jim Corbett National Park on one side and the Nainital Forest Division on the other, makes this reserve a natural tiger, leopard, and birding corridor of strategic conservation value.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Amgarhi". Google Maps. Google, Inc. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "If We Are To Save The Tiger, We Have To Look At Wildlife As A Resource And Not Liability". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Rongmei, Precious. "Discover the rich biodiversity of Sitabani Wildlife Reserve in Ramnagar". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "This Bollywood Music Composer Put in All His Savings to Buy a Hill and Create a Wildlife Reserve". 21 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Music Director Abhishek Ray who started his own Wildlife Reserve". 23 June 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "The lonely tiger of Motichur". 8 February 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Banerjee, Ananda (28 August 2014). "The tiger in the backyard". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "The problem of preserving India's forests". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 May 2018.