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Buxa Tiger Reserve

Category Natural / Scenic beauty

Buxa Tiger Reserve

About

The Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) is a 760-square-kilometre (290 sq miles) reserve for forest for tigers located inside the Buxa National Parkin West Bengal, India, in the Buxa Hills of the southern hilly area of Bhutan. Animals found in the parkinclude, the tiger, civet, elephant, gaur (Indian bison), Indian boar and red jungle fowl.

Attractions

The main carnivores of I buxa tiger reserve include Indian tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, hog badger, Jungle cat, leopard cat, sloth bear,hyaena,jackal, mongoose, fox, wild dog marbled cat and golden cat where reported earlier but in recent years most hub most of them have not been sightedAmong the herbivorous of buxa tiger reserve the pre- dominants are elephant gaur, sambar chita, barking deer hog deer, wild pig, hispid hare etc other wildlife frequently seen in the boxer tiger reserve include porcupines, recess Macau, Chinese pangolin etc

How to Reach :

By Air

If you are traveling by air, then Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri will be the nearest airport.

By Train

If you are traveling by rail, then you have to get down at Alipurduar Jn/ New Alipurduar Station.

By Road

You can also reach Buxa Tiger Reserve from Siliguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar via Rajabhatkhawa.