Koshi Tappu Hattisar (KTWR) in Nepal

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Koshi Tappu Hattisar (KTWR)
Type	camp
Address	Koshi Tappu Wildlife Camp
Place	Rajbiraj
Province	Province No. 2
Region	Terai, southeastern Nepal
Country	Nepal
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Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2022-08-29xx

Latest document update	2022-08-29 16:46:14
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Description

Koshi Tappu Hattisar (KTWR), located at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Camp, in Rajbiraj, Nepal .

Living elephants

At the Koshi Tappu Hattisar (KTWR) lives 15 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♀ Aishwarya Kali
♀ Damak Kali
♀ Dipendra Kali
♂ Gyanendra Prasad born 1981
♀ Kusaha Kali born 2019
♀ Loktantra Kali born 2006-11-26
♀ Manju Kali
♂ Nirajan Prasad born 1981
♀ Rup Kali
♀ Saraswati Kali born 2003?
♀ Shova Kali
♀ Tribhuvan Kali
⚪ unknown
♂ unknown born 2019-11-13
♀ Unnamed born 2022-08-28

Comments / picturesKoshi Tappu is located east of Chitwan National Park.

Of the 10 captive elephants for this reserve for protection and tourism activities, 5 elephants are in KTWR and 5 are kept in CNP on deputation.

Breeding

Many of the births at Koshi Tappu elephant camp have come from Ganesha, a domesticated bull released into the wild upon his owners death, regularly visiting the camp, he had sired seven calves as of 1988.

References for records about Koshi Tappu Hattisar (KTWR)

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Koshi Tappu Hattisar (KTWR), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=236. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshi_Tappu_Wildlife_Reserve
http://www.fao.org/3/ad031e/ad031e0e.htm
http://dnpwc.gov.np/media/publication/Koshi_Tappu_WR_Management_Plan.pdf
Mocko, Anne and Barnhart, Shaunna. 2018. All the King’s Horses, All the King’s Elephants: The Fates of Royal Animals in Nepal’ al Animals in Nepal’s Post-Monarchy Period. HIMALAYA 38(1). Available at: https:/ https://digitalcommons.macalester /digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himala .edu/himalaya/vol38/iss1/8 ol38/iss1/8

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