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The '''Chilapata Forest''' is a dense forest near [[Jaldapara National Park]] in [[Dooars]], [[Alipurduar district]], West Bengal, India. It is about 40 km from [[Alipurduar]], and just a few minutes away from [[Hasimara]] town.<br />
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==Ecology==<br />
[[File:Indian Leopard.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Indian Leopard]]<br />
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The forest forms an [[elephant]] corridor between Jaldapara National Park and the [[Buxa Tiger Reserve]],<ref>[http://www.wildlifetimes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=332&sid=0306ed815c658b7c0569e8bb15c640e9 Wildlife Times: Elephants of North Bengal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718052504/http://www.wildlifetimes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=332&sid=0306ed815c658b7c0569e8bb15c640e9 |date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> and is rich in wildlife. New species continue to be found.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080607/jsp/siliguri/story_9375786.jsp The Telegraph 7 June 2008: From Paris on frog study tour]</ref> The forest used to be home to large [[Rhinoceros]] populations. In hunting expeditions in 1892-1904, in and around Chilapata Forest, the Maharajah of [[Cooch Behar]] recorded killing one rhino, injury of one, and sighting of over 14.<ref>[http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/index.php?s=1&act=refs&CODE=note_detail&id=1165244217 Rhino Resource Center: Population history of rhinoceros in North Bengal]</ref> Rhinos now are extremely rare. [[Indian leopards]] are still common.<ref>[http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/East/West_Bengal/Dooars/photo374011.htm Trek Earth: LEOPARD OF THE DOOARS]</ref><br />
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It is hoped that eco-tourism will provide a new source of income for the indigenous [[Rabha]] people, who now depend on the forest mainly for firewood.<ref>Contested Belonging: An Indigenous People's Struggle for Forest and Identity in Sub-Himalayan Bengal by B. G. Karlsson, 2000 {{ISBN|0-7007-1179-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7007-1179-6}}</ref><br />
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==Tourism==<br />
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West Bengal State Forest Development Agency (WBSFDA) runs an eco-tourism resort at Kodalbasti, providing basic accommodation.<br />
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[[File:Nalraja fort chilapata.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Nalraja Garh]]<br />
One of the main attractions is the ruined "Nalraja Garh", or fort of the Nal kings, built in the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]] period in the fifth century C.E., the [[Golden Age of India]]. Although poorly maintained, the site has considerable archaeological interest. Other activities include Tonga rides through Mathura tea garden, boating on the Bania river and angling on the confluence of the Kalchini, Bania and Buri Basra.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080416/jsp/siliguri/story_9141755.jsp The Telegraph 16 April 2008: Wild call for Dooars visitors]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Chilapata}}<br />
*https://beyotee.com/chilapata<br />
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