| Nagarhole
Natioanl Park lies to the north of the Kabini
river (the Bandipur national park lies to
the south of it), spreading over 643.39
sq. kms. A dam on the Kabini river and its
scenic reservoir demarcate the two parks.
At Nagarhole, too, there are fine facilities
for some good wildlife-watching and sizeable
groups of gaur, elephants, sambar, chital
and even an occasional tiger or leopard
can be spotted. The other inhabitants of
the Park are the muntjac, the tiny mouse
deer, giant squirrel, slender loris, wild
boar, langurs and macaques.The Park boasts
around 250 species of birds, which include
the Malabar trogan, the Malabar pied hornbill,
the great black woodpecker, the Indian pitta
and the green imperial pigeon. The jungle
cat, leopard cat and the rusty spotted cat
are the residents of the Park. |