Bandipur Tiger Reserve : Rescued a Tusker
An alert elephant patrolling team recently rescued a tusker that was stuck in a rail barricade in the Maddur range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
- Bandipur Tiger Reserve is situated in two contiguous districts (Mysore and Chamarajanagar) of Karnataka and located in the tri-junction area of the States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
- Geographically, it is an “ecological confluence” of the Western and Eastern Ghats.
- It was once a hunting ground for the rulers of the neighbouring kingdom of Mysore.
- It was established in the year 1931 as Venugopala Wildlife Park by the Maharaja of Mysore.
- It was then expanded with the name Bandipur Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger in 1973.
- It is part of the larger Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
