Bandipur National Park - Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Eco-Tourism - Bandipur being one of the first Nine Tiger Reserves in the country is in the forefront of Eco-tourism for the last more than three decades. Extending over an area of 82.00 Square kilometres. constituting about 9.40% of the total area of the Reserve, the Eco-tourism activity is operated in the two Ranges of bandipur and GS Betta. abutting the National Highway 67 bisecting the Eco-tourism area, there exists the administrative facilities, the halting facilities exatra. In addition, the Eco-tourism area in Kundukere Range abuts the villages viz., Mangala, Chikkayelachetti and the areas where some of the Private Tourist Resorts are located. The Reserve has an advantage in having practically round the year Eco-tourism activities catering to every class of visitors, seeking recreation and a change to an authentically wild environment. The serious students of the plant and animal life and wildlife photographers of all hues visit this pristine Reserve. One has excellent opportunity of ji viewing the diverse Wildlife and the flora.
This National Park was formed by including most of the forest areas of the then Venugopala Wildlife Park established under Government. Notification dated 19th February 1941 and the area was enlarged in 1985 extending over an area of 874.20 Square kilometres and named as Bandipur National Park.
This reserve was brought under Project Tiger in 1973. Subsequently some adjacent reserve forest areas were added to the reserve and extending to 880.02 Square kilometres. The present area under the control of Bandipur Tiger Reserve is 912.04 Square kilometres.
An area of 39.80 Square kilometres of KFDC plantation area was handed over to this division during 2007-08. During 2010-11 the Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary was handed over to Wildlife Division, Mysore.
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