Buxa National Park Current Affairs, GK & News

Royal Bengal Tiger sighted at Buxa Reserve

December 13, 2021

A camera trap set up at Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Alipurduar district of West Bengal have captured a sight of Royal Bengal Tiger, that the region has not witnessed in more than two decades. Highlights After confirming the Tiger sighting, field director of the Buxa Reserve, Buddharaj Shewa, informed that 70 more trap cameras have been planned ..

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Drypetes kalamii: New plant species from West Bengal

February 24, 2018

Scientists from Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have identified new plant species named Drypetes kalamii from Buxa and Jaldapara National Parks in West Bengal. It has been named after former President of India, Dr APJ Kalam. The new species is close relative of medicinal plant known in Sanskrit as Putrajivah. Drypetes kalamii Drypetes kalamii is ..

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