India’s Largest Leopard Safari | 29 Jun 2024
Recently, India's largest leopard safari has been inaugrated at Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- The leopard safari at BBP covers an area of 20 hectares. It features an undulating terrain with naturally occurring rocky formations and partially deciduous forests, and is currently home to 8 leopards.
- Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) was separated from Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) in 2004 and gained its status as a national park in 1974.
- It is home to free ranging leopards (Panthera Pardus).
- It has 4 sections: the zoo, the safari, the butterfly park, and the rescue center.
- The park also includes the valley of the Champakadhama hills within its boundaries.