Mysuru: Record wildfire season has destroyed millions of trees in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Many areas have been burned so severely that natural regeneration is not possible, making replanting necessary. Ash has covered over 8,000 acres of land across the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, which houses the highest number of tigers in India and it is the biggest fire encountered in the State in recent times.
What was once a verdant tiger landscape has been reduced to black soot and ash. As a damage control mechanism, the Forest Department has decided to replant the destroyed areas with native trees and bamboo saplings.
