Importance of Natural Resources

The most important natural resources are land, water, forest, sun, wildlife, air, mountain and minerals. People use these resources for their existence on the earth. Land supports the life system and we grow rice crop, maize crop, vegetables, fruit, etc. on land. We get wood for furniture, buildings and fuel, fodders for animals, medicical plants from the forest. Wildlife and domestic animals and birds also depend on the vegetation of the land. All living creatures aslo depend on natural resources for their survival, reproduction, growth and development. Water supports the life system of human beings, vegetation, animals and birds, living creatures and wildlife. Similarly, forest resources, wild life resources, pasture land resources and mineral resources are essential for our welfare, development and prosperity.

chitwan National park

Chitwan is one of the best plces for birding. Also popular for sighting wildlife, there are well organised Jungle lodges both inside and outside the Chitwan National Park. Sal forest, riverine forest and grassland cover much of the park while the three rivers Narayan, Rapti and Reu from the boundary making the area ideal as a habitat for birds. Chitwan lies in the lowlands known as the terai and can be reached by air or by road. It lies 120 km south west of kathmandu. A naturalist guide will accompany visitors through the park. An incredible variety of birds are found within the forest, grassland and along the rivers. Goin alone into the forest is dangerous as it is full of wild animals like tigers, rhinos and wild boar. Reptiles like crocodiles and pythons are also found in chitwan . Some of the birds seen here are Cormorants, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Blue Indain Roller, Hornbills, Storkbilled Kingfishers, Grey-headed Eagles, Ruby CheekedSunbird, Bengal Florican, Large-tailed Night jar, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Bee-eaters and Lesser Florican etc. More than 500 species have been recorded in Chitwan alone.