Kaptai National Park

The national park is situated inside the Kaptai City and it gets many visitors year-round. Nearly 60 local people are employed as service providers to tourists. Kaptai National Park provides subsistence to local people through NTFPs. The population of the area surrounding the national park area is about 3000. The park is located near the largest man-made lake in Bangladesh, which is Kaptai Lake. == Wildlife diversity ==

The large blue flycatcher (Cyornis magnirostris), a bird species never before recorded in the country, was sighted in 2014. == Threat assessment ==

The main threats to this NP are illicit felling of commercially important teak, intensive collection of fuel wood, and over grazing of livestock. Fuel wood collection takes many forms, from collection of dead wood to harvesting of branches and whole stem, which, if not sustainably done, may damage the ecological balance of this NP. Continuous droughts and civil strife have resulted in a large increase in the number of people along the boundaries of the park in the last three decades. Most of these people own livestock and engage in subsistence agriculture. The presence of large numbers of livestock has increased pressure on the national park. == Gallery ==

File:Kaptai National Park - Lake boat enjoy riding.jpg|Boats on the lake File:Kaptai1.jpg|The lake File:Tree in new leaves (Tectona grandis) I IMG 8133.jpg|A Teak tree File:കിന്നരിമൈന.jpg|Jungle myna File:Elephants-1 by Joseph Lazer.jpg|Herd of wild elephants Fishing kaptai Lake.jpg|Fishing kaptai at Lake Tawny cat snake, Kaptai National Park.jpg|Tawny cat snake Island of Kaptai Lake.jpg|Island in Kaptai Lake Kaptai national Park 76365.jpg|Kaptai National Park view ==See also==