BUTTERFLYing at Anshi

The 340 square kilometer National park adjoins the Dandeli wildlife sanctuary and are together called Anshi-Dandeli Tiger reserve. It is situated in the North Western Ghats montane rain forests and moist deciduous forests eco-regions. The forest in this area was declared  Dandeli wildlife sanctuary in 1956. Subsequently, Anshi national park was carved out of this in 1987. Anshi and Dandeli were granted the status of Project Tiger sanctuaries in 2007.