Bandipur NP
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Overview
Bandipur National Park lies in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's first biosphere reserve, and adjoins Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu), Wayanad (Kerala) and Nagarhole (Karnataka).
This connected block of forest holds one of the largest populations of tigers and Asian elephants in the world. Bandipur was among the first reserves under Project Tiger in 1973.
The national highway through the park has a night-traffic ban to reduce road kills, an example often quoted in debates on roads through wildlife habitat.
Geography and key facts
- Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka
- Part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Tiger reserve since 1973 (Project Tiger)
- Adjoins Mudumalai, Wayanad and Nagarhole
Why it matters for UPSC
Know the tri-junction of protected areas in the Nilgiris and the first nine Project Tiger reserves.
Note for UPSC
Karnataka; part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Bandipur NP yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- Coordinates
- 11.664°N, 76.627°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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