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The Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of the Far-Western Region, Nepal, covering of open grassland, forests, riverbeds and tropical wetlands at an altitude of .〔Bhuju, U. R., Shakya, P. R., Basnet, T. B., Shrestha, S. (2007). (''Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites'' ). International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Kathmandu, Nepal. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5〕 It was gazetted in 1976 as ''Royal Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve''. A small part of the reserve extends north of the East-West Highway to create a corridor for seasonal migration of wildlife into the Sivalik Hills. The Syali River forms the eastern boundary southward to the international border with India, which demarcates the reserve’s southern and western boundary.〔Baral, H. S., Inskipp, C. (2009). (''The Birds of Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal'' ). Our Nature (2009) 7: 56−81〕 The Indian Tiger Reserve Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary is contiguous in the south; this coherent protected area of represents the ''Tiger Conservation Unit (TCU) Sukla Phanta-Kishanpur'', which covers a block 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'' ). Pages 255−272 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.〕 The protected area is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion and is one of the best-conserved examples of floodplain grassland.〔Dinerstein, E. (2003). (''The Return of the Unicorns: The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros'' ). Columbia University Press, Columbia〕 It is included in the Terai Arc Landscape.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://tigers.missouri.edu/files/Terai_Arc2004.pdf )〕 ==History== The area was a favorite hunting ground for Nepal's ruling class and was declared a Royal Hunting Reserve in 1969. In 1973 the area was gazetted as ''Royal Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve'', initially comprising , and extended to its present size in the late 1980s.〔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〕 A buffer zone of was added in May 2004.〔 The name ''Suklaphanta'' was derived from one of the grasslands found inside the reserve.〔Timilsina, N., Heinen, J.T. (2008). (''Forest Structure Under Different Management Regimes in the Western Lowlands of Nepal'' ). Journal of Sustainable Forestry, Vol. 26(2) 2008: 112−131〕 The main grassland called ''Sukla Phanta'' is the largest patch of continuous grassland in Nepal covering an area of about .〔 The jungles of the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve were once the site of an ancient kingdom. To this day, ruins of that kingdom can be seen in some places. Near Rani Tal, a lake in the reserve, there still remains a brick girdle, measuring in circumference. It is considered by locals to be a remnant of the fort of Tharu king Singpal. 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「Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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