Bandipur

Bandipur is the most popular in tourism sector. There are green forest and we called the Bindipur is the "queen of hill". There is the most beauty full place.The 865 sq km area that comprises the Bandipur Reserve was once the Mysore Maharaja's private hunting ground. After the Mysore Game and Forest Preservation Regulation Act of 1931, 90 sq km was designated as a game sanctuary. In 1941, it became part of the 'Venugopal Wildlife Park', a larger national park, with an area of 800 sq km that also encompassed some areas of Mudumalai, Nagarahole and Wynaad. The park was notified under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. In 1973, the heart of Venugopal National Park that constituted Bandipur was recognised as Bandipur National Park and it became one of the 15 sanctuaries brought under the umbrella of Project Tiger.It was brought under Project Tiger in 1973. It has quietly survived the ill effects of the Kabini River Valley Project and outbreaks of rinderpest that almost completely destroyed the local gaur population. A low profile and careful management has sustained this rich land that continues to flourish with diverse vegetation, thriving animal life and a prolific insect and bird population.