Bandipur National Park

Bandipur National park
Bandipur National Park
Tiger in Bandipur
Bengal tiger in Bandipur National Park
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LocationChamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India
Nearest cityChamarajanagar 50 km, Mysore 80 kilometers (50 mi)
Coordinates11°39′42″N 76°37′38″E / 11.66167°N 76.62722°E / 11.66167; 76.62722
Area912.04 km2 (352.14 sq mi)
Established1974
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment and Forests, Karnataka Forest Department
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Bandipur National Park is a national park covering 868.63 km2 (335.38 sq mi) in Chamarajnagar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973.[1] It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve since 1986.[2]

  1. ^ Somashekar, R.K.; Ravikumar, P.; Kumar, C.M.; Prakash, K.L. & Nagaraja, B.C. (2009). "Burnt area mapping of Bandipur National Park, India using IRS 1C/1D LISS III data" (PDF). Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 37 (1): 37–50.
  2. ^ Ranjit Daniels, R.J. & Vijayan, V.S. (1996). The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: A Review of Conservation Status with Recommendations for a Wholistic Approach to Management (PDF) (Report). Working Paper No. 16. Paris: UNESCO South-South Co-operation Programme for Environmentally Sound Socio-Economic Development in the Humid Tropics.