Dudhwa National Park closes for tourists for current season

World famous Dudhwa National Park, situated on the Indo-Nepal border, on Wednesday was closed for tourists.

On the last day of the current tourist season, Dudhwa witnessed a heavy rush of tourists, Park's Deputy director, Mahavir Kaujlagi told Press Trust of India.

The park was formally declared closed after the last batch of tourists left Dudhwa.

Kaujlagi said the park would re-open on November 15 after monsoon is over and the park is maintained for tourists.

This season, Dudhwa had a heavy influx of tourists, he said, adding, frequent sights of big cats attracted the visitors.

Located on India-Nepal border, the park has been a major source of attraction for tourists as well as research scholars owing to its rich flora and fauna and wild animals.

It houses various wild species including royal Bengal tigers, unihorned rhinoceros, five species of deer including its flagship specie swamp deer, extinct specie of Bengal florickan bird besides a number other avian and aquatic species.

Dudhwa is also famous for its successful relocation programme of rhinos in which unihorned rhinos were brought after a gap of over a century.

Starting with just five rhinos in 1984, the park today enjoys a population of 32 rhinos.

Despite several odds, the population of tigers has registered a sustained growth here courtesy well habitat management and rich natural resources.