India Tourism | Bandipur National Park

The Moyer River forms a natural boundary between the Mudumalain Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamilnadu and the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. Nestling at the foothills of the Nilgiris, the Bandipur National Park was formed by extending the Venugopal Wildlife Park which was set up in 1931 by the Mysore Maharajas.

A popular game resort of the rulers of Mysore, the flora in the forest comprises of teak, rosewood, honne, mathi, bamboo, sandal trees. The important animals in the park are the tiger, elephant, gaur, leopard, chital, samber, etc. Birds like the pea fowl, partrige, quail, hornbill, Ibis, etc., are alsofound here.

The Bandipur National Park is one of the fifteen Tiger Reserves in the country, launched under the Project Tiger scheme during 1973. The scheme is committed to the preservation of the fast dwindling tiger population in India.

Area: 874 sq.kms
Altitude: 780 to 1454.5 metres
Temperature (°C): Max 29, Min 17
Rainfall: 1000 mm
Season: May to June & September to November

How to get there

	Air: The nearest airport is Mysore (80 kms) connected by Goa Way flight to Bombay.
	Rail: The nearest railhead is Mysore (80 kms).
	Road: Motorable roads connect Bandipur to Bangalore 220 kms via Mysore. Coimbatore 168 kms via Udhagamandalam Mudumalai Wild Life Sanctuary 19 kms Mysore 80 kms. Udhagmandalam (Ooty) 79 kms via Mudumalai.

What to see

Forest Types
(1) Southern Tropical Moist-mixed deciduous forests.
(2) Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests.
(3) Scrub Forests.Flora Forests consists predominantly of teak (tectona grandis) with its main associate species like rosewood (dalbergia latifolia), Honne (Pterocarpus Marsupium), nandi (lagerstroemia lanceolata), mathi (terminalia tomentosa) hunal (terminalia paniculata) dindal or dindiga (anogeissus latifolia), bamboo ( bambusa arundianasia and dendrocalamus strictus), bende (kydia calycina), sandal (santalum album), mavu (mangifera indica), muthuga (butea/frondosa ) also occur in these forests.
Fauna
(a) Animals Tiger, elephant, gaur, leopard, chital, sambar, sloth bear, barking deer, wild boar, wild dog, jackal,mouse-deer, four-horned antelope, common langur,porcupine, otler, pangolin, malabar squirrel, civer cat,leopard, hares, jungle cat, bonnet macaque, etc.
(b) Birds Pea fowl, grey jungle fowl, partridge, quail, paradise fly catcher, hornbill, wood pecker, ibis, stork,sun bird, flower pecket, thrush, crested hawk eagle, serpent eagle, drango, cuckoo, oriole, minivet, wagtail, myna, blue jay, king fisher, etc.
(c) Reptiles Land monitor, crocodile, tortoise, python, cobra, krait, viper, rat, snake, flying lizard.

Excursions

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary (19 kms)
Mysore (80 kms)
Udhagamandalam (Ootacamund, 79 kms)
Gopalaswamy Hills (20 kms)

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