+91-9953636802 / 9811396004 History Of Dudhwa National Park
Dudhwa National Park is just a sweet home to more than 90 species of fish, 38 species of mammals, 16 species of reptiles, and 400 species of birds. Before independence, it was tremendous encroachment witnessed towards the Dudhwa jungle. Frightening malaria mosquitoes, oppressive famines, and recurrent plague were associated with this area making it rather uninviting to humans but were perfect for the wildlife.
By the 1950s, the grasslands and marshes were widely replaced by paddy and sugarcane. Under the crop protection guise, the Tiger as well as Gond (that is the local name for the barasingha) has suffered terribly at the hands of the poachers.
In 1958, the area was established as the wildlife sanctuary. It was declared the National Park in 1977. In 1987, the park was declared the Tiger Reserve and brought under the purview of the Project Tiger. Both Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary also become the part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Kunwar "Billy" Arjan Singh, Tiger Of Dudhwa National Park
Billy Arjan Singh was the main hero behind the story of Dudhwa National Park. He was born in Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh and was the royal prince from the Kapurthala family. One of the inevitable hunters, one night he witnessed a Damascene change when he shot a leopard. And that was the night when this hunter was changed himself into one of the most wildlife conservationists of India and the author of wildlife.
The first one-man army reintroduced the tigers and leopards from the custody into the wild. He just wanted to protect the diminish of wild animals and hence, he searched a lot in the swamp jungles of Dudhwa to find a small place for them. He finally got a small place in the evergreen jungles of Dudhwa. He arranged a small hut which was further changed into the lodge. In that lodge, he lived there for the whole rest of his life.
The result of the area is witnessed in 212 sq. km. and being acknowledged as “Dudhwa Sanctuary” in the same year. With protection, the habitat was enhanced and very soon people started to talk about the magic spell woven by nature, with help from Billy. He was awarded the high civilian honor of Padma Shri for his work in protecting the animals and he got this award in 2006. He was also awarded the World Wildlife Gold Medal fund and the premier award of WWE for his conservation work in 1976.
Call Us : 
Send Us WhatsApp Message