9,250 birds of 76 species found in Koshi Tappu

Belbari (Morang), Feb 12: Number of birds has increased in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve this year.    

The birds count recently undertaken in and around the Reserve has revealed the rise in the number of birds this year.    

According to the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Office, a total of 9,250 birds of 76 species have been found in the count conducted under the Midwinter Water Word Census 2025.    

Last year, 5,527 birds of 53 species were found. During the census, the highest number of 1,068 birds of the Chakhewa species and the lowest number of white eagles, panichaha, chitrangada and tiktike were found this year, said Senior Conservation Officer at the Reserve, Ramdev Chaudhary.    

Chief of the National Trust for Conservation of Nature Koshi Conservation Centre, Birendra Gautam said that the number of birds visiting the wetlands will increase with arrangement of safe habitats, adequate food, conservation of wetlands and reducing human movement.    

He said that the trend of tourist birds coming from other places to the wetlands continues from mid-September to mid-December. The birds normally return after mid-April.    
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve located in Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur has become the prime habitat of birds. (RSS)