Bandipur
National Park
Bandipur National
Park is a
beautiful
forest reserve
located in
the southern
Indian state
of Karnataka.
This national
park occupies
a special
place in India’s
efforts towards
natural conservation.
It was created
in the 1930s
from the local
Maharaja Voodiyar’s
hunting lands,
and named
Venugopal
Wildlife Park.
Bandipur National
Park was expanded
later in 1941
to adjoin
the Nagarhole
National Park,
which lay
towards its
northern edge,
and Wayanad
and Madumulai
Sanctuaries,
which lay
towards its
southern edge
in the states
of Kerala
and Tamilnadu,
respectively.
The entire
area now constitutes
the vast Nilgiri
Biosphere
Reserve, one
of India's
most extensive
tracts of
protected
forest. It
has been a
designated
tiger reserve
in 1973.
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Nagarhole
National Park
Nagarhole
national park
(NNP), the
enchanting
247 square-mile
park in Karnataka
has an astonishing
abundance
of wildlife
including
large mammals
such as tiger,
leopard, wild
elephant,
dhole (Indian
wild dog),
and gaur (Indian
bison).
Other species
present are
chital spotted
deer, muntjac
(barking deer),
mouse deer,
four-horned
antelope,
wild boar,
sloth bear,
hyena, mongoose,
civet, otter,
and more.
The landscape
is one of
gentle slopes
and shallow
valleys. Dry
deciduous
forest trees
are leafless
in the summer
rather than
in the winter.
There are
grassy swamps
where the
soil is clayey,
perennially
moist, and
which support
a luxuriant
growth of
green grass
all year.
The change
in terrain
throughout
the park in
refreshing
and the river
system provides
a unique wildlife
viewing experience.
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Bannerghatta
National Park
For a walk
on the wild
side, look
no further
than the southern
outskirts
of Bangalore
city, where
you can find
everything
from avifauna
to panthers
in the Bannerghatta
National Park.
The 25,000
acre park
is home to
panthers,
lions, tigers
and a large
variety of
birds. Indulge
your sense
of adventure
with a lion
and tiger
safari. You
could also
wander through
the Zoological
Garden, with
its canopy
of shady and
sturdy trees,
find a quiet
resting spot
beside a pond
and watch
waterfowl
frolic. The
zoo boasts
an amazing
reptile collection;
a snake park
lets you get
up close and
personal with
the scaly,
slithery creatures.
A children’s
corner provides
an added attraction.
Trekking enthusiasts
will enjoy
Uddigebande
(3.5 kms.)
a natural
rock formation
called Hajjamana
Kallu (3 kms.)
and Mirza
Hill (1.5
kms.).
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Wildlife
Sanctuaries
in
Karnataka |
| B
R Hills
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Dandeli
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Ranganathittu
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
|
Adichunchanagiri
Peacock
Sanctuary |
Arabithittu
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Attiveri
Bird
Sanctuary |
| Bhadra
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Brahmagiri
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Cauvery
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
| Doraji
Bear
Sanctuary |
Ghataprabha
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Gudavi
Bird
Sanctuary |
| Melukote
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Mookambika
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Nugu
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
| Pushpagiri
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Ranibennur
Blackbuck
Sanctuary |
Sharavathi
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
| Shettihalla
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Someshwara
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
Thalakaveri
Wildlife
Sanctuary |
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