The Bandipur National Park of Karnataka is a beautiful forest reserve of southern India. The Bandipur National Park was established with the aim of conserving the nature and its resource. In 1930, the present Bandipur National Park was the Maharaja Voodiyar's hunting land which was converted into Venugopal Wildlife Park. Later in the year 1941, the park was expanded to the nearby Nagarhole National Park and named as the Bandipur National Park.
Now the Bandipur National Park of Karnataka is a part of the vast Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve which is considered as the extensive tracts of protected forest in India. In the year 1973, the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka was declared as the tiger reserve of India. Now it is the best managed tiger reserve of India.
The rivers like the Kabini, Nugu and Moyar passes through the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. The flora of the Bandipur National Park at Karnataka comprises of the deciduous forests, the evergreen forest and grassy woodlands. The forest has a rich collection of rosewood and teak. The Karnataka Bandipur National Park is the home of Asiatic elephant. As the Bandipur National Park lies on the highway between Mysore and Ootacamund, the park is only 2½ hours drive from Mysore.
Here is a list of mammals that shelters in the Karnataka Bandipur National Park:
- Macaque
- Nilgiri Langur
- Stripe-necked and Grey Mongoose
- Tiger
- Wild Boar
- Chital
- Gaur
- Indian Pangolin
- Grizzled Indian Squirrel
- Golden Jackal
- Sloth Bear
- Hyaena
- Indian Porcupine
- Hanuman
- Leopard
- Indian Elephant
- Four-horned Antelope
- Indian Hare
