Banke National Park
Banke National Park is located in the Mid-Western Region, Nepal and was established in 2010 as Nepal’s tenth national park after its recognition as a "Gift to the Earth". The protected area covers an area of with most parts falling on the Churia range. The park is surrounded by a buffer zone of in the districts of Banke, Salyan and Dang.
Together with the neighboring Bardia National Park, the coherent protected area of represents the Tiger Conservation Unit Bardia-Banke.Vegetation
The vegetation in Banke National Park is composed of at least 113 tree species, 107 herbal species and 85 shrub and climber species. Common species include sal, axlewood, Semecarpus anacardium, khair, Terminalia alata.Fauna
The protected area holds tiger and four-horned antelope.
In 2014, a ruddy mongoose was recorded for the first time in the protected area.
