{"id":14690,"date":"2026-07-06T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14690"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:39:23","slug":"bandipur-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bandipur-tiger\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandipur Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bandipur Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of Forest department personnel recently rescued a 12-year-old female Tigress and her five cubs along a thick canal on the fringes of Nugu forest range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Mysuru.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bandipur Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the Mysore and Chamarajanagar revenue districts of <\/span><b>southern Karnataka.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located at the<\/span><b> tri-junction area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the States of <\/span><b>Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geographically, it is an<\/span><b> \u201cecological confluence\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Western and Eastern Ghats.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>once a hunting ground<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the <\/span><b>rulers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the neighbouring <\/span><b>kingdom of Mysore.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>part of the larger <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nbr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is recognized as a <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BTR is<\/span><b> surrounded by:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the North West (Kabini Reservoir separates the two).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the South.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the South West.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>surrounded by River Kabini <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in its north and <\/span><b>River Moyar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Nugu River runs through the reserve.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta<\/b> <b>Hill <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>highest point<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the park.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It has a typical <\/span><b>tropical climat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e with distinct wet and dry seasons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The park has various biomes, including <\/span><b>dry deciduous forests, moist deciduous forests, and shrublands.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports a wide range of <\/span><b>timber trees,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including t<\/span><b>eak wood, rosewood, sandalwood, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a variety of bamboo.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also several <\/span><b>notable flowering and fruiting trees <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and shrubs including <\/span><b>Indian gooseberry, kadam tree,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> golden shower tree.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises other mammals such as the <\/span><b>Bengal tiger, gaur, sloth bear, golden jackal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dhole, four-horned antelope, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a shelter for the<\/span><b> largest population of wild Asian elephants in South Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to over 200 species of birds in which <\/span><b>peafowl <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the<\/span><b> most spotted <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other species of birds include<\/span><b> honey buzzards, redheaded vultures, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian vultures , etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/karnataka\/mysuru\/tiger-five-cubs-rescued-in-bandipur-tiger-reserve-4063136#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandipur Tiger Reserve is situated in the Mysore and Chamarajanagar revenue districts of southern Karnataka. 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