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  • Source: Bishazari Tal

    • Bishazari Tal, also spelled Beeshazar Tal, is an extensive oxbow lake system in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park, a protected area in the Inner Terai of central Nepal. This wetland covers an area of 3,200 ha (7,900 acres) at an altitude of 286 m (938 ft). The Mahabharat mountain range (Lower Himalayan Range) is located north of the lake, which is itself north of the Siwalik Hills. In August 2003, it has been designated as a Ramsar site.
    The Nepali words 'bis' ą¤¬ą¤æą¤øą„ (twenty), 'hajār' ą¤¹ą¤œą¤¾ą¤°ą„ (thousand) and 'tāl' ą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ (lake) mean '20,000 lakes'.


    Fauna



    The forested wetland provides habitat as a waterhole and wildlife corridor for several wildlife species that includes mammals, birds and reptiles.
    The forested wetland provides habitat to several mammals that includes Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), Sloth bear, Smooth-coated otter, one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Wild boar (Sus scrofa) and Indian porcupine (Hystrix indicus).
    Along with mammals the wetland hosts Indian peafowl (Pavo Cristatus), white-rumped vulture, Pallas's fish-eagle, lesser adjutant, and ferruginous duck.
    The reptiles that are found here includes Indian rock python (Python molurus), King cobra (Ophiohagus hannah) and Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris).


    See also


    List of lakes of Nepal


    References




    External links


    The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: The Annotated Ramsar List of Nepal
    Wikimapia : Bishazari Tal

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