Nagarhole National Park, also known as " Rajiv Gandhi National Park, ' is located 94 km from Mysore in Karnataka in southern India. Spread between Kodagu and areas of Mysore. Located to the north-west of Bandipur National Park Kabini reservoir separates the two countries. Reserve fishing exclusive of the former rulers of Mysore , the park has a forest cover rich, small streams , valleys and waterfalls and it spreadon 640 square kilometers, and the protection of wildlife in the state of Karnataka. along with neighboring Bandipur national Park ( 870 sq km) and Mudumalai garden national ( 320 square kilometers ), and they form the largest protected area in South India.

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Nagarhole National Park:Place derives its name from Naga meaning snake and hole referring to streams. Established in 1955 , it is one of the best parks in the country run , with the Office of the Deputy Governor of forest which is located in Hunsur, about 47 km from Nagarhole . The climate is tropical ; summer is hot and winter is pleasant.

The park has a ratio of leopard predator healthy , and the tiger , and bison , elephants are more populous than here in Bandipur . The park is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve . Western Ghats, Nilgiri sub-group ( 6,000 + sq km) , including all of Nagarhole National Park , is under consideration by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO for selection as a World Heritage site .

Nagarhole has a large number of the population largely elephant , tigers , leopards and wild dogs , sloth bears exist in viable numbers . Large predators prey on varitey of ungulates , like a bull , sambar deer , chital ( spotted deer ), muntjac common , four - horned antelope , deer and wild boars mouse. Gray langurs , lion - tailed macaque monkeys and macaques hood represent primates in the garden. On the surrounding hills outside the park occurre Nilgiri tahrs and langurs Nilgiri .