The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is in the Uttar Pradesh district of Pilibhit. It was made a tiger reserve in 2014. [1] It is part of the Terai Arc Landscape, which is in the upper Gangetic Plain on the border between India and Nepal. The habitat is made up of sal forests, tall grasslands, and swamps that are kept alive by rivers that flood every so often. On the edge of the reserve is the Sharda Sagar Dam, which is up to 22 km (14 mi) long.

Pilibhit is one of the few districts in Uttar Pradesh that has a lot of trees. A 2018 estimate says that Pilibhit district has more than 800 km2 (310 sq mi) of forests, which is about 23% of the total area of the district. At least 65 tigers live in the forests of Pilibhit, and five different kinds of deer are among their prey. The first international award TX2 went to the tiger reserve for doubling the number of tigers in a certain amount of time.

History
Before it became the 46th tiger reserve in June 2014, the protected area was a reserve forest that grew trees.
Geography
The River Sharda, which is the border between India and Nepal, marks the northeastern edge of the reserve. The River Sharda and the River Ghaghara mark the southwest edge of the reserve. The core zone of the reserve is 602.79 km2, or 232.74 sq mi, and the buffer zone is 127.45 km2 (49.21 sq mi). The height is between 168 and 175 m. (551 to 574 ft).

Flora

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Pilibhit Tiger Reserve has sal Shorea robusta forests, which are a type of North Indian moist deciduous forest. Over 127 animal species, 556 bird species, and 2,100 flowering plant species live in the forests and grasslands of the Terai. Almost 76% of the reserve is made up of sal woodland, which is very dense and has good natural regeneration. Grass meadows like Saccharum, Sclerostachya, Imperata, Themeda, Bothriochloa, Vetiveria, Apluda, Dichanthium, Digitaria, and Cyperus are scattered among the patches of forest. The grasslands get flooded with water from time to time.