Bandipur National Park (बांदीपुर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान)
Bandipur National Park, established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the second highest tiger population in India. Along with adjacent Nagarhole National Park, it is one of the Premier Tiger Reserves in the country. It was once a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore but has now been upgraded to Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Bandipur is known for its wildlife and has many types of biomes, but dry deciduous forest is dominant.
The park spans an area of 874 square kilometers (337 sq mi), protecting several species of India's endangered wildlife. Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park (643 km2 (248 sq mi)), Mudumalai National Park (320 km2 (120 sq mi)) and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (344 km2 (133 sq mi)), it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve totaling 2,183 km2 (843 sq mi) making it the largest protected area in southern India and largest habitat of wild elephants in south Asia.
Bandipur is located in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district. It is about 80 kilometers (50 mi) from the city of Mysore on the route to a major tourist destination of Ooty. As a result, Bandipur sees many tourists; many wildlife fatalities caused by speeding vehicles are reported each year. There is a ban on traffic from 9 pm to 6 am of dusk to dawn to help bring down the death rate of wildlife.
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
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Biology and ecology
- 3.1 Flora
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Fauna
- 3.2.1 Mammals
- 3.2.2 Birds
- 3.2.3 Other fauna
- 4 Conflicts and threats
- 5 Gallery
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
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Images Gallery
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A gray langur
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At the Moyar gorge with Nilgiris in the background
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A golden jackal family alongside the Kabini river in Bandipur National Park, Karnataka.
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Changeable hawk-eagle in Bandipur reserve, Karnataka
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A kingfisher resting on a bamboo trunk in Bandipur National Park, Karnataka alongside the river Kabini.
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A bee-eater feasting on a bee in Bandipur National Park, Karnataka
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Former NH 67 through Bandipur National Park
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Elephant Trying to Cross the former NH 67
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Comments
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Well maintained roads with amazing views. Deers, peacocks and elephants are not a rare sight anymore. Make sure you don't park your vehicle within the forest or else you might get fined. Please don't throw any type of plastics on the road. I have travelled many times while going to Ooty from Mysore. Always thrilled to travel on this road 🎉🎉
4 months ago -
If you are interested in Safari , try to book online, get the early hours slot for Safari, seeing wild animals is totally depends on luck. It's advisable board an open vehicle for Safari. Open vehicle are quite expensive. For photography enthusiastic 300mm-600mm lens is best option to carry along with one wide angle lens. 70-300mm lens is also good to take some good shots of animal
7 months ago -
Superb experience. Took their Package including stay and Safari. Was fortunate to have been assigned Naturalist Mr Kishore and Driver Mr Siddu. Sighted a leopard lounging on a tree on our fist Safari during evening hours. The fauna were well explained and the trip turned out to be very informative and enjoyable. Kudos to them for the trip.
8 months ago -
Amazing jungle with some good natural views. We can watch spotted deers, langoors, monkeys n if you are lucky, an elephant too. I wasn't that lucky. But loved the walk through the jungle.
6 months ago -
My favourite destination for wildlife.... Peaceful place inside wild ... A place where once can feel the woods of Karnataka at its best. The morning misty sunrise during the end of the year is a bliss. Spotted deers, elephants, leopards, tigers, sloth bears roaming around our room stay adds more thrill to the place.
8 months ago -
3 day ago I chose safari in an 8 person capacity jeep, it is an unforgettable experience, the driver knows all the places where you can find the animals and it took 2.5 hours to cover the huge amount to the jungle area, it is better to keep very well and the pictures speak loudly, a lot of activities keep all the animals away and annoy them . Choose the best after the afternoon safari This time you can find more animals.
4 months ago -
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills, in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres north-west of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu, India. It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala.
6 months ago -
Staying there is the worst choice, hospitality is zero, rate bitten beds, over charge, no proper booked room will be provided to you. You can see only deers there. But safari is worth in the early morning
5 months ago