▁close ▁to ▁the ▁H imal ay an ▁fo oth ills , ▁D ud h wa ▁also ▁gets ▁its ▁regular ▁winter ▁visitors ▁– ▁the ▁mig rat ory ▁water ▁birds . ▁The ▁Ban ke ▁Tal ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁spot ▁for ▁bird ▁watch ers . ▁There ▁are ▁e gre ts , ▁c orm or ants , ▁her ons ▁and ▁several ▁species ▁of ▁du ck , ▁ge ese ▁and ▁te al . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁History ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁visit ▁of ▁Sir ▁D . B . ▁Brand is ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁forest ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁D ud h wa ▁National ▁Park ▁being ▁brought ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁for ▁pres ervation . ▁ ▁In ▁K her i ▁District ▁all ▁the ▁Sal ▁and ▁mis cell aneous ▁for ests ▁and ▁grass lands ▁in ▁K har ig ar h ▁P arg ana , ▁between ▁the ▁Moh ana ▁and ▁Su hel i ▁rivers , ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁North ▁K her i ▁Forest ▁Division . ▁More ▁areas ▁were ▁reserved ▁for ▁protection ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Division . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁was ▁leg ally ▁constit uted ▁as ▁Res erved ▁For ests ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Son ar ip ur ▁San ctu ary , ▁compr ising ▁ 1 5 . 7   km 2 , ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5