Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary

Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Udaipur) is a wildlife sanctuary located in West Champaran district of Bihar state, India. It was established in 1978, and covers an area of 8.74 km².

The wildlife sanctuary is predominantly wetland, located on an oxbow lake in the floodplain of the Gandaki River. It is home to a variety of water birds, both resident and migratory. The sanctuary has areas of swamp forest, dry riverine forest, and khair-sissoo forest (Acacia catechu-Dalbergia sissoo).^[1] It is in the Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests ecoregion.

The sanctuary has a rest house. The nearest town and railhead is Bettiah. The sanctuary is under the authority of the Deputy Director of the Champaran Forest Division, headquartered in Bettiah.

References

↑ Negi, Sharad Singh (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India. Indus Publishing. pp. 96-97

Protected areas of Bihar

National parks	Valmiki

Wildlife sanctuaries	Barela Salim Ali Zubba Saheni Bhimbandh Gautam Budha Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Kaimur Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary Nakti Dam Bird Sanctuary Rajgir Udaypur Valmiki Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

Zoos and botanic gardens	Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park

Protected areas of India

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