- Bhadra Tiger Reserve is located in Chikmagalur district and Shimoga district of Karnataka, India.
- In 1951, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary was established under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
- In 1998, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as a tiger reserve.
- Area: Bhadra Tiger Reserve covers an area of approximately 500.16 square kilometers (193.11 square miles).
- Core: 500.16 Sq kms
- Buffer area: 571.84 Sq kms
- Total: 1072.00 Sq kms
- Hills: Some of hills and ranges located within tiger reserve:
- Lakkavalli Range
- Muthodi Range
- Mullayanagiri
- Gangegiri
- Hebbegiri
- Baba Budangiri Ranges
- River: The Bhadra Tiger Reserve is named after the Bhadra River, which flows through the tiger reserve.
- Lake: Bhadra Reservoir or Bhadra Lake situated within the tiger reserve. The reservoir is created by the Bhadra River through the construction of the Bhadra Dam.
- Tribe: The reserve area is inhabited by the Soliga tribe.
- Flora: Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests (Terminalia tomentosa, Lagerstroemia lanccolata, Termmalia paniculata), Southern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forests(Pterocarpus marsupium, Grewia tilifolia, Bambusa arundinacea, Dendrocalamus strictus), Sholas etc.
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Leopard Cat, Dhole, Indian Civet, Gaur, Sambar, Barking Deer, Grey Junglefowl, Red Spurfowl, King Cobra, Marsh Crocodiles etc.