Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Published on 10 Apr 2025
- Recently, the number of people visiting the Bhadra tiger reserve in Chikkamagaluru for safari has gone up.
- It is situated in the midst of the Western Ghats region of Karnataka and surrounded by hill ranges of Mullaianagiri, Babaudangiri, etc.
- The habitat has a good population of elephants & tigers and is also an Elephant Reserve & Tiger reserve.
- It is well drained by the river Bhadra and its tributaries.
- It has dry-deciduous, moist-deciduous, shola, and semi-evergreen patches.
- Flora: Teak, Rosewood, Mathi, Honne, Nandi and many medicinal plants etc.
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Leopard cat, Dholes, Indian Civet, ungulates like Gaur, Sambar and Barking Deer are common.