Bandipur National Park

 wildlife sanctuary, national park, tiger reserve (India)

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Bandipur National Park is one of India's best known sanctuaries, and is an important Project Tiger reserve. It is located in the Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka, and is contiguous with the Mudumalai National Park in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, the Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, and the Nagarhole National Park to the northwest. It is home to around seventy tigers and over three thousand Asian elephants (as per the 1997 census), along with leopards, dholes, gaur and sloth bears. Bandipur is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

Bandipur Tiger Reserve :
In the year 1973-74, Bandipur National Park was designated as 'Bandipur Tiger Reserve' under 'Project Tiger' launched by Government of India. Bandipur Tiger Reserve has a total area of 1456.300 sq. Km.

Official Map of the Tiger Reserve :
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