Bandipur National Park

Bandipur National Park second highest Tiger population in India. Bandipur National Park is located in Gundulpet taluk, Chamarajanagar district. Park is the part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve making it largest protected area in Southern India and largest habitant of Wild Elephants in South Asia.
Bandipur National Park shares its boundary with 3 other National park namely Nagarahole National Park, Wayanad National Park and Mudumalai National park. There is ban of traffic from 9 PM to 6 AM of dusk to dawn to help to drawn down the death rate of wildlife.
Tigers, Indian Elephants, Leopard, Dhole, Sambar, Sloth bear, Chital many more animals and Birds can be spotted in the Bandipur National park.

Wildlife in Bandipur
Wildlife in Bandipur National ParkThe Bandipur National Park is the region always accosted with tremendous counts of wildlife species including varied mammals and vulnerable kinds of species like Bonner Macaque Nilgiri Langur (adjoining areas), Dhole, Common Palm, Civet, Smooth-coated Otter, Stripe-necked Mongoose, Jungle Cat, Tiger, Wild Boar, Chital, Gaur, Grizzled Indian Squirrel, Liontail Macaque, Indian Palm, Giant Flying squirrel, Golden Jackal, Sloth Bear, Indian Grey Mongoose, Striped Hyaena, Ratel, Indian Spotted Chevrotain, Rusty-spotted Cat, Sambar, Nilgiri Tahr (adjoining areas), Indian Porcupine, Hanuman Langur, Bengal Fox, Eurasian, Otter Small Indian Civet, Ruddy, Leopard, Cat Leopard, Indian Elephant, Four-horned Antelope, Indian Muntjac, Indian Pangolin, Mongoose, Indian Hare Red, Indian Giant Squirrel with more species on the list.

Flora in Bandipur Reserve
Apart from grand varieties of wildlife in the area Bandipur National Park claims greenery all around the vicinity. The area is blooming with great varieties of timber trees including: Teak (Tectona grandis), Sandalwood (Santalum album V), Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia), Indian Kino Tree (Pterocarpus marsupium), giant clumping bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus), Indian-laurel (Terminalia tomentosa), clumping bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea) and Grewia tiliaefolia.
Apart from such variety, there are also several notable flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs holding the arena like: Indian Gooseberry (Emblica Officinalis), Kadam Tree (Adina Cordifolia), Crape-myrtle (Lagerstroemia Lanceolata), Axlewood (Anogeissus latifolia), Black Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula), Schleichera Trijuga, Odina Wodiar, Flame of the Forest (Butea Monosperma), Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula), Black Cutch (Acacia catechu), Shorea Talura (E), Indigo Berry (Randia uliginosa), Satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia).