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News: ‘Save Bandipur‘ protest launched as Karnataka thinks of lifting night traffic ban. Bandipur National Park.
About Bandipur National Park
- Location: It is located in Chamarajanagar and Mysuru district (Karnataka) at the tri-junction area of the States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
- Formation: It was established as a sanctuary named Venugopala Wildlife Park in 1931. Later, it was converted into a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973 and declared a National Park in 1974.
- Rivers: It is flanked by the Kabini River in the north and the Moyar in the south. The Nagu River runs through the park.
- Climate and Vegetation: It has typical tropical climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. The park has a variety of biomes including dry deciduous forests, moist deciduous forests and shrub-lands.
- Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: Park is the part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve making it largest protected area in Southern India and largest habitant of Wild Elephants in South Asia.
- It shares its boundary with 3 other National Parks namely Nagarahole National Park (Karnataka), Wayanad National Park (Kerala) and Mudumalai National Park (Tamil Nadu).
- Flora: A wide range of timber trees including teak, rosewood, sandalwood, Indian-laurel, Indian Kino tree, giant clumping bamboo
- Fauna: Tigers (hosts second highest Tiger population in India), Leopard, Dhole, Sambar, Sloth bear, Chital and Blue Peafowl.
- It is one of the last refuges of the endangered Asiatic wild elephant.
