`Bandipur Tiger Reserve | 23 Nov 2024

Source: TH 

Recently, the government has imposed restrictions on the annual jatara (last Monday of Kartika month) of Beladakuppe Sri Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple which is in the core area of Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR). 

• The temple is situated within the Hediyala range of BTR, a protected area for wildlife. 
• Tiger reserves are constituted using a core and buffer conservation method.  
  • The core area is free of all human use while the buffer area has conservation oriented land use. 
• About BTR (Karnataka): 
  • BTR is a key component of the Western Ghats landscape, which houses 1/8th of the world's tiger population.  
  • It is part of the Bandipur, Nagarahole, Wayanad, Mudumalai, and Sathyamangalam Tiger Landscape, which spans across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. 
  • It forms a crucial part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, the first Biosphere Reserve in India (1986). 
  • The reserve is part of the Mysore Elephant Reserve, home to the world's largest population of Asian Elephants. 

Read More: Project Tiger