Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve
Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve is a protected forest in Chamarajanagar and Mysuru districts of Karnataka, on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. Part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and contiguous with Mudumalai, Nagarhole and Wayanad sanctuaries, it covers about 874 sq km of dry deciduous, moist deciduous and scrub forests. Established in 1931 and declared a tiger reserve in 1974 under Project Tiger, it is noted for tigers, elephants, gaur and rich birdlife.