Table 5.
Four different regions within Chure Terai Madhesh Landscape Nepal, area, forest cover and elephant population status.
| SN | Region | Coverage (districts) | Total area (km2) | % forest cover | Elephant population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern | Jhapa to Siraha | 11,116.96 | 31.92 | Residential: 27–35; ~ 100 migratory elephants each year from West Bengal, eastern India) |
| 2 | Central | Dhanusa to Chitwan | 8169.43 | 46.17 | Residential: 45–53 |
| 3 | Western | Nawalparasi to Dang | 8777.95 | 56.89 | Migratory: 8–12 |
| 4 | Far-Western | Banke to Kanchanpur | 14,391.54 | 46.94 | Residential: 80–125; ~ 45 migratory (from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, India migrated to far western habitats in Nepal) |
| Total | 42,455.88 | 44.92 |
The elephant population was obtained from Ram and Acharya80.