News: The issue of land grants within the core area of Nagarahole National Park and Tiger Reserve has sparked concern among environmentalists and forest officials. Nagarahole National Park.
About Nagarahole National Park
- It is located in Karnataka. It derives its name from the Nagarahole River, which means ‘Serpent River’.
- It connects to the Western Ghats through Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. It extends towards the Eastern Ghats through Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
- It shares its borders with Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala to the south and Bandipur Tiger Reserve to the southeast.
- The Kabini Reservoir, located in the western part of the park, and the Taraka Reservoir, situated in the southeastern region, are the two major water bodies within the park.
- The park is known for its high-density tiger population, ranking third in the country after Corbett and Kaziranga Tiger Reserves (As per All India Tiger Estimation -2022).
- Flora: It consists mainly of moist deciduous forests with predominating trees of teak and rosewood.
- Fauna: The park is home to a wide range of wildlife, including tigers, leopards, Asiatic wild dogs, and sloth bears, Asiatic elephant, gaur, sambar, chital, muntjac, four-horned antelope, wild pig, and mouse deer and the South-western langur.
