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Nagarhole National Park

In Karnataka, the twoattractive wildlife parks of Nagarhole and Bandipur, though separate entities, are part of a larger contiguous wildlife reserve that includes the Mudumalai Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and the Waynad Reserve in Kerala.

Both the parks are easily accessible fromMysore. The 874.20 sq. km. At Nagarhole, too, there are excellent facilities for viewing wildlife and large groups of gaur, elephant, sambar, chital and even the occasional tiger or leopard are seen.

Among other mammals are the muntjac, thetiny mouse deer, wild boar, pangolin, giant squirrel, slender loris, langurs and macaques. The Park has about 250 species of birds and the Malabar trogan, the Malabar pied hornbill, the great black woodpecker, the Indian pitta and the green imperial pigeon are part of its avian variety. Lesser cats like the jungle cat, leopard cat and rusty spotted cat are also resident species.

General Information

Best time to visit :
October - March

Accommodation :
Kabini River Lodge with excellent facilities.

Nearest towns :
Kutta (7 km), Mysore (80 km)

How to get there :
Rail-Mysore (80 km) Air-Bangalore (220 km)



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