Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka state in India.

[1] Along with neighboring Anshi National Park (339.87 square kilometres (83,980 acres)), the sanctuary was declared part of the Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve in 2006.

The elephant reserve is spread over 2,321 km2 (896 sq mi), including 475 km2 (183 sq mi) as core and the remaining as buffer areas.

It is also the only tiger reserve in India to report frequent sightings of the black panther.

[citation needed] The forests in Dandeli are a mixture of dense deciduous trees interspersed with bamboo and teak plantations.