Water provision for wildlife in Nepal’s Parsa National Park

A pilot project in Parsa National Park, Nepal, addressed water scarcity affecting over 70% of the park during the dry season, which drives human-wildlife conflict. Interventions included constructing a 1.2-acre artificial wetland, restoring 1.5 acres of wetland at Lauki Daha, and creating a 4.1-mile fireline from Hattisar to Kalidaha. Monitoring via camera traps confirmed use by gaur, Bengal tigers, and other species. Due to these results, the project is scaling up to include a 'wetland network' in Rambhori supported by a 2-kW solar-powered pump and further restorations in Bhata and Kalidaha.

• Water scarcity affects over 70% of Parsa National Park (PNP) during the dry season, which, combined with climate change and drought, forces species such as Bengal tigers and gaur toward human settlements, increasing human-wildlife conflict and retaliatory killings.
• The initial pilot project implemented three primary physical interventions: the construction of a 1.2-acre cement wetland in the Bhata area sourced from the Bhata river, the restoration of 1.5 acres of riparian land at the Lauki Daha wetland, and the creation of a 4.1-mile gravel fireline spanning from Hattisar to Kalidaha.
• Post-intervention monitoring using camera traps and ground tracks confirmed that the sites were visited by gaur (both individuals and herds), as well as Asiatic elephants, Bengal tigers, wild boars, spotted deer, sambar deer, nilgai antelopes, Terai grey langurs, and rhesus macaques.
• Scaling efforts include the creation of a 'wetland network' in Rambhori consisting of two new wetlands of approximately 2,700 cubic meters each interconnected with two existing ones, supported by a 2-kW solar-powered water pump for recharge.

APA

WWF International (n.d.). Water provision for wildlife in Nepal’s Parsa National Park. https://www.worldwildlife.org/our-work/wildlife/wildlife-adaptation-innovation-fund/water-provision-and-forest-fire-prevention-for-wildlife-in-nepals-parsa-national-park/

Chicago

WWF International. Water provision for wildlife in Nepal’s Parsa National Park. n.d. https://www.worldwildlife.org/our-work/wildlife/wildlife-adaptation-innovation-fund/water-provision-and-forest-fire-prevention-for-wildlife-in-nepals-parsa-national-park/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternationalndwater, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Water provision for wildlife in Nepal’s Parsa National Park}}, institution = {WWF International}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/our-work/wildlife/wildlife-adaptation-innovation-fund/water-provision-and-forest-fire-prevention-for-wildlife-in-nepals-parsa-national-park/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }