National Parks in India Bandipur Wildlife Park
Bandipur Tiger Reserve is situated in Mysore district of the Indian state of Karnataka. This Reserve was among the first nine Tiger Reserves created in India at the launch of Project Tiger in 1973.

It is contiguous to the Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in the Indian sate of Tamil Nadu to its south and to the Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary in the Indian state of Kerala to its southwest. To its north lies a vast stretch of cultivated land. To its west lies cultivated land and habitation of the state of Kerala at a distance of eight kilometers, separated form the Reserve by the Kannegala stream. To its northwest lies the Nagarhole National Park.

The topography of the Reserve is gently undulating, broken by chains of hills, flat-topped hillocks and stream and rivulets. The highest hill is called the Gopalaswamy hill.

The Reserve receives rainfall from both the southwest monsoon and in the months of October-November from the northeast monsoon. The highest precipitation is in its western portion in Banugadde and the lowest is in the eastern portion at Moyar.

The main rivers of the Reserve are the Nugu, Kabini and Moyar. These rivers are perennial. The Nugu River flows through the middle of the Reserve, whereas the Moyar river forms its southern boundary with the Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. The Kabini River, across which a major irrigation dam has come up at Beechanahalli, forms the boundary between this Reserve and the Nagarhole National Park of Karnataka. The Kabini reservoir provides water facility and grazing ground on the foreshore for period. There are several seasonal streams viz., Wadli, Chammanahalla, Aidasanahattihalla, Hebballa, Warranchi, chippanahalla and Mavinahalla. In addition, there are hundreds of ponds and small tanks well distributed all over the area.

This Reserve is a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, the first 'Biosphere Reserve ' in India.

Archaeological Richness
Venugopala Swami Temple atop the Gopalaswamy hill.

Forest Types
Dry Deciduous Scrub
Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
Southern Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

General Information :
Best Time to Visit : March to August.
Nearest Town : Gundulpet (20 km)
How to Get Here :
Air : Bangalore (190 km)
Rail : Mysore (65 km)

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