Bandipur National Park is a national park in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, India, covering about 1,456 square kilometers. It was established as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973 and joined the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in 1986. The forests support Asian elephants, gaur, Bengal tigers, sloth bears, four-horned antelope and dhole, along with more than 200 recorded bird species.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of Environment and Forests, Karnataka Forest Department 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Bandipur National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
Bandipur National Park is a national park covering 1,456.3 km2 (562.3 sq mi) in Chamarajnagar district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Karnataka Forest Department
entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
It was established as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973 and joined the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in 1986.
Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Karnataka Forest Department
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Bandipur National Park
- Wikidata Q665110, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q665110 P571 inception
- Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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