Bishazari Tal
Bishazari Tal, also spelled Beeshazar Tal, is an extensive oxbow lake system in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park, a protected area in the Inner Terai of central Nepal. This wetland covers an area of at an altitude of , and is situated between the Mahabharat mountain range (Lower Himalayan Range) to the north and the Siwalik range to the south. In August 2003, it has been designated as a Ramsar site. The Nepali words 'bis' बिस् (twenty), 'hajār' हजार् (thousand) and 'tāl' ताल् (lake) mean '20,000 lakes'. Fauna. The forested wetland provides habitat as a waterhole  and wildlife corridor for several wildlife species that includes mammals, birds and reptiles. The forested wetland provides habitat to several mammals that includes Bengal tiger ("Panthera tigris tigris"), Sloth bear, Smooth-coated otter, one-horned rhinoceros ("Rhinoceros unicornis"), Wild boar ("Sus scrofa") and Indian porcupine ("Hystrix indicus"). Along with mammals the wetland hosts Indian peafowl ("Pavo Cristatus"), white-rumped vulture, Pallas's fish-eagle, lesser adjutant, and ferruginous duck. The reptiles that are found here includes Indian rock python ("Python molurus"), King cobra ("Ophiohagus hannah") and Mugger crocodile ("Crocodylus palustris").