Beeshazar and Associated Lakes

Listed as a Ramsar site in 2003 this lake is situated in Chitwan and covers 3,200 hectare area. Beeshazar and Associated Lakes lie in Bharatpur and Ratnagar Municipalities,15km south of Narayangadh town. It falls inside the buffer zone of Royal Chitwan National Park, a world heritage site. It is situated between the Mahabharat mountain range to the north and the Siwalik range to the south . It is a forested wetland.

It provides excellent habitat as a water hole and corridor for endangered White-rumped Vulture, endangered tiger, one-horned rhinoceros and Gharial, vulnerable Smooth-coated Otter, Sloth Bear, Marsh Crocodile, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Ferrufinous Duck and Band-tailed Fish Eagle.