Nagarahole Tiger Reserve

Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is located in the Karnataka districts of Mysore and Kodagu. The reserve is named after the 'Nagarahole' (meaning "snake stream" in Kannada), a tiny river that flows through the ecosystem before entering Kabini. The reserve has incredible floral and faunal diversity. It is bounded on the southeastern side by the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and the southwest by the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve also protects the habitat. The dry eastern limits of the reserve have dry deciduous forests. Towards the west, with the increased rainfall, the vegetation changes to tropical moist, and semi-evergreen forests. The forests are interspersed with swampy fallows called 'hadlu,' which are dominated by grasses and sedges favored by wild herbivores. Tropical moist-deciduous and tropical dry deciduous forests dominate the vegetation, with human habitat changes resulting in a diverse vegetation matrix. The protected area's land cover comprises significant forests, coffee plantations in the west (Kodagu District), and agricultural mosaic in the east.

Description

State : Karnataka

District : Mysore, Kodagu

Coordinates : 11°45’ N, 76°05’ E

Area : 1205.76 Sq.km

TR Notification year : 2008-2009

Tiger Population : 127 (All India Tiger Esitmation, 2018)