VUFF -004 BANDIPUR TIGER RESERVE & NATIONAL PARK:
VUFF-004 was activated on 15th and 16th September 2009 with the call VU2UR/FF
Peafowl are seen in Bandipur along with grey junglefowl, crows and drongos. Bandipur is home to over 200 species of birds including honey buzzards, red-headed vultures, Indian vultures, flowerpeckers, hoopoes, Indian rollers, brown fish owls, crested serpent eagles, changeable hawk-eagles, bee-eaters and a whole lot of kingfishers and ospreyss are a common sight in winter.
Bandipur is the home for trees like teak (Tectona grandis), rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia), sandalwood (Santalum album V), Indian-laurel (Terminalia tomentosa), Indian kino tree (Pterocarpus marsupium), giant clumping bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus), clumping bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea) and Grewia tiliaefolia. There are also several notable flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs including: kadam tree (Adina cordifolia), Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis), crape-myrtle (Lagerstroemia lanceolata), axlewood (Anogeissus latifolia), black myrobalan (Terminalia chebula), Schleichera trijuga, Odina wodiar, flame of the forest (Butea monosperma), golden shower tree (Cassia fistula), satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia), black cutch (Acacia catechu), Shorea talura (E), indigoberry (Randia uliginosa).
VUFF-004 was activated on 15th and 16th September 2009 with the call VU2UR/FF
Bandipur National Park, established in 1974, with an 874-sq.-km forested reserve in the southern
Indian state of Karnataka, is known for its small population of tigers. Once
the private hunting ground of the Maharajas of Mysore, the park also harbors
Indian elephants, spotted deer, gaurs (bison), antelopes and numerous other
native species. The 14th-century Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple offers views from
the park's highest peak.
Bandipur is in
Gundlupet taluq
of Chamarajanagar district. It is about 80
kilometers (50 mi) from the city of Mysore on the
route to Ooty. As a result,
Bandipur sees a lot of tourist traffic and there are many wildlife fatalities
caused by speeding vehicles that are reported each year. There is a ban on
traffic from 9 pm to 6 am of dusk to dawn to help bring down the death rate of
wildlife.
Bandipur supports a good population of endangered and vulnerable species like Indian
elephants, gaurs,
tigers, sloth bears,
muggers, Indian rock pythons, four-horned antelopes, jackals and dholes(wild dog),
giant squirrels, pythons, langurs, wild pigs etc.,.Peafowl are seen in Bandipur along with grey junglefowl, crows and drongos. Bandipur is home to over 200 species of birds including honey buzzards, red-headed vultures, Indian vultures, flowerpeckers, hoopoes, Indian rollers, brown fish owls, crested serpent eagles, changeable hawk-eagles, bee-eaters and a whole lot of kingfishers and ospreyss are a common sight in winter.
Bandipur is the home for trees like teak (Tectona grandis), rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia), sandalwood (Santalum album V), Indian-laurel (Terminalia tomentosa), Indian kino tree (Pterocarpus marsupium), giant clumping bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus), clumping bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea) and Grewia tiliaefolia. There are also several notable flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs including: kadam tree (Adina cordifolia), Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis), crape-myrtle (Lagerstroemia lanceolata), axlewood (Anogeissus latifolia), black myrobalan (Terminalia chebula), Schleichera trijuga, Odina wodiar, flame of the forest (Butea monosperma), golden shower tree (Cassia fistula), satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia), black cutch (Acacia catechu), Shorea talura (E), indigoberry (Randia uliginosa).
Wildlife
Safari Timings
- The bus safari is available between 6:30 am and 9:00 am and between 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
- Elephant safari will be available between 10 am and 11 am.
- Jeep safari is available from 6:00 am to 9:00am and from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
There are
a number of Resorts to choose from, nearby.
