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Wildlife in
Bandipur National park:
Bandipur National park contains a huge
variety of animals, birds and reptiles
within it. Primarlily the population
consists of...
Mammals: : Tiger, leopard,
elephant, sloth bear, gaur, sambar (deer),
asiatic wild dog, striped hyena, chital,
mouse deer, wild boar, barking deer, four
horned antelope, hyena, spotted deer,
barking deer, mouse deer, mongoose and the
slender loris.
Reptiles: King cobra,
common cobra, rat snake, water snake, marsh
crocodile, russell's viper, lizard,
chameleon, monitor lizard, frog, common
krait, indian python, flying snake, tree
frog, toad and tortoise.
Birds: Over 230 species of
birds have been identified. Some of the most
notable ones are the heron, stork, falcon,
sandpiper, woodpecker, drongo grey
junglefowl, pompadour green pigeon, honey
buzzard, red-headed vulture, egret, kite,
grey-headed fish eagle, brown hawk owl,
peafowl, lapwing, bay owl, malabar trogon,
nilgiri flycatcher, malabar pied hornbill,
little spiderhunter, plain flowerpecker and
the warbler.
Flora in Bandipur
National Park:
Bandipur National Park has deciduous,
evergreen and scrubland vegetation. The
major flora found in bandipur national park
is chloroxylon swetenia, acacia catechu,
schleichera trijuga, cassia fistula, shorea
talura, randia uliginosa. teak (tectona
grandis), dalbergia latifolia, pterocarpus
marsupium, terminalia tomentosa, anogeissus
latifolia, adina cordifolia, grewia
tiliaefolia, odina wodiar, butea monosperma,
emblica officinalis, lagerstroemia
lanceolata, terminalia chebula,
dendrocalamus strictus, and bambusa
arundinacea.
Climate
(Bandipur National Park):
The region is warm and comfortable for most
parts of the year with temperatures ranging
from 24 to 28°C, except for the brief winter
that lasts from October to January when the
temperature hovers around the 19°C mark.
Monsoon is erratic, but it generally rains
from June to September.
Reaching There(Bandipur National Park):
Bandipur National Park is located on the
highway connecting Mysore and the hill
station of Ootacamund (Ooty). Reaching
Bandipur by bus is very convenient. All
regular and express state transport buses
plying between Ooty and Mysore pass through
the park fringes and the Forest Department
Center is a designated bus stop. It takes 2½
hours to reach Bandipur forest from Mysore
and about 3 hours from Ooty. The nearest
rail junction is Mysore (65 km) and the
nearest international airport is the
software Mecca of Bangalore (204 km).
Travel
Tips
Light cotton clothing is recommended for
summers whereas light woolen garments are
recommended for the brief winters. During
rainy season, it is advisable to carry
raincoats, as the rain is accompanied by a
light breeze that renders umbrellas useless.
Places
Nearby (Bandipur National Park)
Nagarhole, Madumulai and Wayanad National
parks all lie in the vicinity of Bandipur
forest. A reservoir and a dam that separates
Bandipur from Nagarhole reserve is an
interesting place as well.
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