{"id":14690,"date":"2025-11-05T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14690"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:25","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;\">As per the order by Minister for Environment, Ecology and Forests Eshwar B Khandre, one late evening safari trip &#8211; each in jeep and bus &#8211; are being stopped at Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR), in the first phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bandipur Tiger Reserve\u00a0<\/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 \u201c<\/span><b>ecological confluence\u201d of the 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 for the 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 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, <\/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;\"><b>BTR is 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;\">: It is surrounded by <\/span><b>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;\"><b>Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Bandipur has a typical <\/span><b>tropical climate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with <\/span><b>distinct wet and dry seasons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises diverse vegetation of <\/span><b>dry deciduous to tropical mixed deciduous.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes <\/span><b>rosewood, Indian kino tree, sandalwood, I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ndian laurel, clumping bamboo, and giant clumping bamboo, etc.<\/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 is a shelter for the <\/span><b>largest population of wild Asian elephants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in South Asia.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\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, and four-horned antelope, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/karnataka\/late-evening-bus-jeep-safari-trips-at-bandipur-tiger-reserve-stopped-3781584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandipur Tiger Reserve, part of the Nilgiri Biosphere, is a key wildlife habitat in Karnataka, home to tigers, elephants and rich flora, now revising safari 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