The former royal hunting ground of the Maharaja of Mysore, today part of the largest unbroken stretch of protected forest in southern India
Area
874 km²
Declared in
1974
Region
South Asia (Karnataka)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Polar / frío, Montañoso
Best time
November to March
Highlight
The former royal hunting ground of the Maharaja of Mysore, today part of the largest unbroken stretch of protected forest in southern India
Declared in 1974 over a former royal hunting ground of the Maharaja of Mysore, Bandipur forms today, together with the neighbouring parks of Nagarhole, Mudumalai and Wayanad, the largest unbroken stretch of protected forest in southern India, an ecological corridor critical to the movement of elephants and tigers between different states with no break in habitat.
Location
See on the interactive map34 species documented in Bandipur
At conservation risk:Tigre de Bengala,Elefante asiático,Cuón,Gaur,Leopardo,Oso bezudo,Sambar,Antílope de cuatro cuernos,Cobra real,Langur de Nilgiri,Macaco de cola de león,Nutria de uñas cortas asiáticaand 2 more
Endemic to India:Macaco de cola de león
EndangeredTigre de Bengala
Panthera tigris tigris
EndangeredElefante asiático
Elephas maximus
Least ConcernArdilla gigante india
Ratufa indica
Least ConcernCiervo axis (chital)
Axis axis
EndangeredCuón
Cuon alpinus
VulnerableGaur
Bos gaurus
Least ConcernLangur gris
Semnopithecus entellus
VulnerableLeopardo
Panthera pardus
VulnerableOso bezudo
Melursus ursinus
VulnerableSambar
Rusa unicolor
Antílope de cuatro cuernos
Tetracerus quadricornis
Búho pescador de Ceilán (búho pescador pardo)
Ketupa zeylonensis
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Ecosystems found in India, where Bandipur lies.
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