Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Signboard in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Bahraich, UP.
Interactive map of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationOn the banks of Sarayu river Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nearest cityBahraich City (103 km)
Coordinates28°19′N 81°07′E / 28.31°N 81.12°E / 28.31; 81.12
Area400.6 square kilometres (99,000 acres)
Established1975 (1975)
Governing bodyMinistry of Forest and Wildlife of Uttar Pradesh

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Upper Gangetic plain, near Bahraich city in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, India and covers an area of 400.6 km2 (154.7 sq mi) in the Terai of the Bahraich district. It was established in 1975.[1] In 1987, it was brought under the purview of the Project Tiger, and together with the Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and the Dudhwa National Park it forms the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.[2] It is part of the Terai Elephant Reserve.[3]

Fauna

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Gangetic plains. The sanctuary consists of mixed deciduous forest with sal trees. It is home to many wild animals including chital, hog deer, wild boar, tiger, elephant, leopard, jackal, langur, porcupine and otter. It hosts many reptiles, including mugger crocodile, gharial, rock phython and king cobra.[4] In 2012, a red coral kukri snake was sighted in the sanctuary.[5] This snake was first described from the North Kheri district in 1936.[6]

In 2025, there were 131 leopards in the sanctuary. [7]

References

  1. ^ Tripahti, K. P., Singh, B. (2009). Species diversity and vegetation structure across various strata in natural and plantation forests in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, North India. Tropical Ecology 50(1): 191–200.
  2. ^ Mathur, P. K. and N. Midha (2008). Mapping of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Archived 12 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. WII – NNRMS - MoEF Project, Final Technical Report. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
  3. ^ "India sees 'jumbo drop', but small rise in UP's tusker count". Hindustan Times. 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ^ Negi, S. S. (1992). Himalayan Wildlife, Habitat and Conservation. Indus Publishing Company. p. 169. ISBN 9788185182681.
  5. ^ "Rare Indian snake species discovered at Katarniaghat sanctuary". The Times of India. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.
  6. ^ Green, M. (2010). Molecular Phylogeny of the Snake Genus Oligodon (Serpentes: Colubridae), with an Annotated Checklist and Key. M. Sc. thesis, University of Toronto.
  7. ^ Pandey, D. K. (2025). "Leopards thrive in Dudhwa, population soars 198%". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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