Mudumalai National Park is a national park in the Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu, south India. It covers 321 km² at an elevation range of 850–1,250 m in the Nilgiri District and shares boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala. A part of this area has been protected since 1940. Mudumalai is also popular for its wildlife sanctuary that has been declared as a reserve for tigers in the recent years. Beautifully situated in the bank of Moyar River this place is the natural habitat for a variety of animals including elephants, sambhars, leopards, tigers, mouse deer etc.