The eastern extension of the Chitwan ecosystem; home to a successful Bengal tiger reintroduction programme since 2017
Area
637 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1984
Declared a wildlife reserve in 1984 and raised to a national park in 2017, Parsa forms the eastern extension of the great Terai ecosystem it shares with neighbouring and better-known Chitwan. In the same year it became a national park, a Bengal tiger reintroduction programme began that has established a stable breeding population within only a few years, in one more instance of Nepal's remarkable overall success in bringing the species back over the past decade.
Threatened:
Ecosystems found in Nepal, where Parsa lies.
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Same country: Nepal
Same country: Nepal
Same country: Nepal
Same country: Nepal
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Region
South Asia (Terai)
Climate
Tropical, Temperate, Polar / cold, Mountain
Best season
October to December
Least ConcernChital
Axis axis
EndangeredHog Deer
Axis porcinus
EndangeredAsian Elephant
Elephas maximus
VulnerableGaur
Bos gaurus
Least ConcernWild Boar
Sus scrofa
Least ConcernNorthern Plains Gray Langur
Semnopithecus entellus
VulnerableLeopard
Panthera pardus
Least ConcernRhesus Monkey
Macaca mulatta
Least ConcernNilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
VulnerableSloth Bear
Melursus ursinus
Not EvaluatedBurmese Python
Python bivittatus
Near ThreatenedIndian Rock Python
Python molurus