South India Wildlife Parks Bandipur
Nagarhole National Park 
In
Karnataka, the two attractive wildlife parks of Nagarhole and Bandipur,
though separate entities, are part of a larger contiguous wildlife reserve
that includes the Mudumafai Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and the Waynad Reserve
in Kerala. Both the parks are easily accessible from Mysore.
The
874.20 sq. km. Bandipur National Park, which is also a Tiger Reserve, with
its open grassy woodland, lies to the south of the Kabini River white
Nagarhole, 643.39 sq. km. in area, to the north of the river, has taller and
denser forests.
A dam on the Kabini and its picturesque reservoir
separate the two parks. In the dense moist deciduous forests of this area
the upper canopy reaches heights of 30m and valuable hardwoods like teak and
rosewood are also to be found here. Bandipur, lying in the shadow of the
Western Ghats, is one of the finest habitats of the Asian elephant.
Drained
by the Moyar River, its open forest makes it easy for visitors to see the
elephant and gaur in natural surroundings. At Nagarhole, too, there are
excellent facilities for viewing wildlife and large groups of gaur,
elephant, sambar, chital and even the occasional tiger or leopard is seen.

Among
other mammals are the muntjac, the tiny mouse deer, wild boar, pangolin,
giant squirrel, slender oris, langurs and macaques. The Park has about 250
species of birds md the Malabar trogan, the Malabar pied hornbilf, the great
black woodpecker, the Indian pitta and the green imperial pigeon are part of
its avian variety.
Lesser cats like the jungle cat, leopard cat
and rusty spotted cat are also resident species.
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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