The Mukurthi National Park was built to protect the Nilgiri Tahr, and it is spread over a protected area of 78 square kilometers in the western part of Nilgiri plateau. This brilliant park at a high altitude is home to Montane grasslands and shrublands as well as a collection of endangered wildlife, including Asian Elephant and royal Bengal tiger. However the park is widely famed for its main attraction, the Nilgiri Tahr.