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The Bardiya National Park, also spelled Bardia, is a protected area in Nepal that was established in 1988 as ''Royal Bardia National Park''. Covering an area of it is the largest and most undisturbed national park in Nepal's Terai, adjoining the eastern bank of the Karnali River and bisected by the Babai River in the Bardiya District. Its northern limits are demarcated by the crest of the Siwalik Hills. The Nepalgunj-Surkhet highway partly forms the southern boundary, but seriously disrupts the protected area. Natural boundaries to human settlements are formed in the west by the Geruwa, a branch of the Karnali River, and in the southeast by the Babai River.〔Majupuria, T. C., Kumar, R. (1998). ''Wildlife, National Parks and Reserves of Nepal.'' S. Devi, Saharanpur and Tecpress Books, Bangkok. ISBN 974-89833-5-8〕 Together with the neighboring Banke National Park, the coherent protected area of represents the ''Tiger Conservation Unit (TCU) Bardia-Banke'' that extends over of alluvial grasslands and subtropical moist deciduous forests.〔Wikramanayake, E.D., Dinerstein, E., Robinson, J.G., Karanth, K.U., Rabinowitz, A., Olson, D., Mathew, T., Hedao, P., Connor, M., Hemley, G., Bolze, D. (1999). ''Where can tigers live in the future? A framework for identifying high-priority areas for the conservation of tigers in the wild''. In: Seidensticker, J., Christie, S., Jackson, P. (eds.) ''Riding the Tiger. Tiger conservation in human-dominated landscapes.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. hardback ISBN 0-521-64057-1, paperback ISBN 0-521-64835-1〕〔Nepalnews (2010). (article ''Govt announces creation of 550 sq km Banke National Park'' ). Nepalnews 13 May 2010〕 Listen to the pronunciation of Bardiya National Park's local name . == History == In 1815, Nepal lost this region to the East India Company through the Sugauli Treaty. For 45 years it was a part of British India and returned to Nepal in 1860 in recognition for supporting the suppression of the Indian Independence movement in 1857. Today, this annexed area is still called ''Naya Muluk'' meaning ''new country''. An area of was set aside as Royal Hunting Reserve in 1969 and gazetted as ''Royal Karnali Wildlife Reserve'' in 1976. In 1982, it was proclaimed as Royal Bardia Wildlife Reserve and extended to include the Babai River Valley in 1984. Finally in 1988, the protected area was gazetted as national park.〔 The approximately 1500 people who used to live in this valley have been resettled elsewhere. Since farming has ceased in the Babai Valley, the natural regenerated vegetation makes the area a prime habitat for wildlife.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bardiya National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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