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Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve covers 176 sq km of reed beds and freshwater marsh on the Kosi river floodplain in eastern Nepal. It was set up in 1976 and listed as a Ramsar wetland in 1987. It shelters Nepal's last herd of wild water buffalo, and gharials, mugger crocodiles and Gangetic dolphins are found in the river. It is one of Nepal's best birding sites, with large numbers of ducks and waders in winter.
The reserve headquarters is at Kusaha in Sunsari district, where entry fees are paid.
- How to Reach: Biratnagar has the nearest airport, with flights from Kathmandu. Kusaha is reached by road from Biratnagar or Itahari.
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