(Through this month, join me as I take you through various features associated with Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore)
The vast premises -- spanning over 65,127.5 acres or 260.51 square kilometres -- is officially known as Bannerghatta National Park. Within that, is also the Bannerghatta Biological Park.
The forested area is a treasure trove of flora and fauna. There are over 2,300 animals belonging to 103 species in the park, besides more than 100 species of trees and other plants.
In addition to the lion and tiger safari, there are plans to introduce a leopard safari too. Visitors can go on a boat ride as well. There is also a Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre for animals within the premises.
(All images from Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park)
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Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park
Sounds like a beautiful National Park, huge and with a lot of variety. Would love to visit the butterfly park!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wo wonderful info. Next time I visit Bangalore, I will certainly go to Bannerghatta.
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ReplyDeleteA natural idyll! Thank you for telling us of it... in my dreams I will visit, for that is all that I may have for travel nowadays!!! YAM xx
Hi Yamini - Whenever you come to India, it's a nice place for an outing. Tks.
DeleteThat is a BIG zoo. I thought the Western Plains Zoo in Australia was big but is tiny compared to this one
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Hi Sean - Thanks for dropping by and for the comments. Indeed it's quite a vast area!
DeleteAll zoos should be converted into national parks like this so that the animals need not be locked into cages. Good work there, we've visited the place a few years ago.
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Hi Rajesh - That's very true. Nothing like leaving animals and birds free to roam around!
DeleteSeems to be a lovely place to visit.
ReplyDeleteHi Srivalli - Thanks for dropping by and for your comments. Yes, indeed. It's a nice place.
DeleteI'm thrilled you will be showing off your city this month! One of my closest friends lives in Bengaluru, but we don't talk a lot about the city. Now I can ask detailed questions, although I know she is vigilantly staying home during the pandemic.
ReplyDeleteHi Red - Glad to know you have one of your friends here. Unfortunately, many parts of India (including Bengaluru) is going through the second wave, which looks like will be worse than the first, in terms of infections, if not deaths. I hope your friend is safe.
DeleteI'd love to visit the 'flying jewels' one day.
ReplyDeleteThis post puts me in mind of a film I watched recently. It's called the Zookeeper's wife and it's brilliant. Just in case you haven't yet and have the time.
Hi Arti - Thanks for letting me know about the film. Will try to watch it.
DeleteLoved the flying jewel`s bit. As a kid our weekend outing was going to the zoo. We would carry a huge picnic basket and some bedsheets, badminton, ball and boy did we have fun!
ReplyDeleteHi My Space - Zoo is a fun place, with all animals and birds and the green surroundings.
DeleteDo they still have the safari where they used to take people in cages into a lion enclosure?
ReplyDeleteHi Jayashree - I don't think that's there now. Visitors are taken in vehicles near areas where the lions are left to roam freely.
DeleteHi Pradeep - it's wonderful to read they're conserving the ecology of the region - and protecting the occupants. Excellent to read about - thank you - Hilary
ReplyDelete2,300 animals belonging to 103 species are worth visiting.
ReplyDeleteHi Tomi - Yes, really a vast place with so many animals and birds!
DeleteWhat a variety the zoo has. I'm particularly interested in the Butterfly Park. It sounds lovely.
ReplyDeleteHi Sunday Visitor - Yes, the butterfly park is very very popular.
DeleteOh wow! It sounds like a beatiful park. Though I'm most fascinated with the place of the butterfly :-)
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Hi JazzFeathers - It's a good place for an outing. Thanks for dropping by. :-)
DeleteHow beautiful! That must have been a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeleteYet to visit this zoo.
ReplyDeleteBannerghatta Road also has the IIMB, right?
Great theme. Will be nice to explore Bengaluru through your posts :)
Hi Anita - Yes, the IIMB is on Bannerghatta Road. Thank you.
DeleteZoos can be fun. Looks like a great place.
ReplyDeleteThey can also be controversial, sad to say. I enjoy visiting and think that the educational and conservation efforts outweigh potential downsides if exhibits are as natural and humane as possible. This does look great, too. :)
DeleteHi Darla - Yes, there is now a lot of awareness about it, and in most places zoos blend with the natural surroundings, and animals aren't actually caged.
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