The Royal Chitwan National Park which stand today
as successful testimony of nature conservation in South Asia. This
is the first National Park of Nepal established in 1973 to preserve
a unique eco system significantly valuable to the whole world.
The Park covering the protected area of 932 Sq. Km. is situated
in the subtropical inner Terai lowlands of southern central part
of Nepal. The Park gained much wider recognition in the world when
UNESCO included this area on the list of World Heritage Site in
1984. It should also be emphasized that only a very small part of
the national park is used for tourism.
The great majority of the land, particularly in the hills, remains
unvisited and therefore
undisturbed. This is ideal for wildlife, and also preserves an element
of mystery for humans; because large areas are still unexplored,
our knowledge of what birds and animals the park contains is by
no means finalized, and there is always the possibility of making
new discoveries.
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