- Nagarhole Tiger Reserve is located in Kodagu and Mysore district of Karnataka in India.
- It is also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park.
- It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
- In 1955, Nagarhole was declared a wildlife sanctuary.
- In 1988, the sanctuary declared as a Nagarhole National Park.
- In 1999, Nagarhole National Park was declared a tiger reserve as part of the Project Tiger initiative.
- In 2000, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was recognized by UNESCO as a World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The tiger reserve is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
- Area: Nagarhole Tiger Reserve spans an area of approximately 643 square kilometers (248 square miles).
- Core: 643.35 sq. km
- Buffer: Forest: 200.57 sq. km
- Buffer: Non-Forest: 361.84 sq. km
- Total: 1205.76 Sq.km.
- River: The Nagarahole River flows through the tiger reserve, and joins the Kabini River. The Kabini River forms a natural boundary between Nagarhole Tiger Reserve and the Bandipur National Park.
- Lake: Water bodies found in the reserve are:
- Kabini Reservoir
- Taraka Reservoir
- Flora: Dry Deciduous Forests (teak, rosewood, sandalwood, Indian kino tree, Indian gooseberry, and Indian laurel), Tropical Moist Forests (bamboo, silver oak, Indian Kino tree, black dammar, and ficus), Semi-Evergreen Forests (Honne, Karanj, Nandi, and Eucalyptus), Grasslands and Swamps etc.
- Fauna: Tiger, Asian Elephants, Chital, Indian Mouse Deer, Gaur, Asian Wild Dog, Leopard, Sloth Bear, White-rumped Vulture, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, Indian Monitor, Mugger Crocodile etc.