In the foothills of the Himalaya and the plains of the 'terai' the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve lies on the India-Nepal border. The main point of attractions of the park are its Swamp Deer (population over 1,600) and tiger (population 98 in 1995) .The Park is famous for the untiring efforts of 'Billy' Arjan Singh, one of India's leading conservationists, who was instrumental in the creation of Dudhwa as a sanctuary of the Swamp Deer.

Later he successfully hand-reared and re-introduced zoo-born Tigers and Leopards into the wilds of Dudhwa.

Mid November-mid June, the best period being February-April.

One of the major attractions of the Park is its Tiger population. Once Dudhwa was severely affected by man-eating tigers. Although today one hardly hears of man-eating tigers in Dudhwa, the structure of the Park could have facilitated the attacks. This is probably the only Park that doesn't have adequate buffer area to support the main Park. This leads to conflict between human beings and animals that do not respect each other's territories. In the late 70s, Dudhwa became a wildlife hotspot that was famous the world over. The reason - indiscriminate killings by a tiger. On March 2, 1978 , the first ever case of man-eating in the history of the National Park was registered. Soon after, three more men were killed. Suddenly, shock and fear gripped the entire area. The entire city lodged a protest with the forest officials, demanding the man-eater be killed.