| This rest house lies just inside
the southern boundary of the Park. The rest house
lies on the road from Ramnagar to Kalagarh that
runs in an east-west direction through the Park.
The landscape is drier than in Dhikala and vegetation
is mostly scrub. Jhirna was a farming village until
1994 when it was successfully relocated under Project
Tiger. The abandoned farmland is gradually reverting
to a wild state and is being managed to develop
grassland habitat. The nearby terrain consists of
numerous sots and narrow gorges running through
typically Shiwalik landscape. The hills to the north
of Jhirna are covered with dense patches of bamboo.
Apart from being a good habitat for tiger, leopard
and deer, the place hosts other interesting mammals
like sloth bear and wild boar. A variety of birds
can also be enjoyed here. |
