Chitwan National Park is a protected area in the Terai lowlands of southern Nepal, and the country's first national park. It was established in 1973 in an area that had once been a royal hunting ground, and it covers forests, grasslands and river floodplains along the Rapti and Narayani rivers. The park is a refuge for the greater one-horned rhinoceros, which was nearly driven to extinction by hunting, as well as the Bengal tiger, the Asian elephant and the gharial, a fish-eating crocodile. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The Tharu people have lived in the surrounding area for centuries, and tourism is a major source of income.
Before and after
- 29 November 1972Release of Pong
- 7 December 1972Launch of Apollo 17
- 14 December 1972Apollo 17: the last humans leave the Moon
- 26 December 1972Death of Harry S. Truman
- 1973Establishment of Chitwan National Park
- 1973Founding of Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- 1973Construction of London Bridge
- 1973Mobile phone
- 1973Construction of Van Gogh Museum
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