Wildlife of M.P |
One third of Madhya Pradesh land is
forested, offering a unique and exciting
panorama of wild life. Especially in the
Vindhya-Kaimur and the Satpura and Maikala
ranges and the Baghelkhand plateau.
The old princely families were enthusiastic
"sportsmen". Rulers of states the size of
English countries, and some appreciably larger,
set aside vast stretches of wilderness as their
own, private, haunting grounds. Since these
royal hunts were fairly infrequent affairs and
as the keepers of the hunting grounds were
vigilant, the animals grew and prospered: in
spite of the annual butchering.
The great hunting families have given the
country its great wildlife parks. When you
visit wildlife sanctuaries and national parks
the land, you are the interloper: the animal is
king. Your movements are controlled, the
animal’s are not.
And thus the chances of seeing them in their
natural avocations, is higher than anywhere else
in the world.
The chances of seeing a big cat, a tiger or lion
within naked lens’ reach, are extremely high.
And the fact that they are not frightened of you
lets you make observations and take pictures,
which only dedicated naturalists could have
hoped for just a decade ago.
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Kanha and Bandhabgarh national parks have been
very famous national parks around the world. The
king of the forest may be easily sighted at
Kanha and Bandhavgarh. Equally at home in the
Jungles of Kanha and Bandhavgarh is the Gaur who
does not fear the tiger.
Another native is the Barasingha the only swamp
deer who has adapted to hard ground. Chitals
(spotted deer) can be sighted in hundreds. Sloth
Bear, the leopard and the buffalo Colorful
bird.are much less common. At times one is
surprised that wild life has survived so well
despite the decades of senseless slaughter
indulged in by the so-called big game hunters.
Many of the princes marked out areas as their
personal hunting reserves: Shivpuri near Gwalior
for instance, which has served in recent years
as the nucleus of the wild life park and where
Madhav National park is particularly rich in
many species of deer and famous for its white
(albino tic) tigers. Pench National park is also
an upcoming national park in Madhya Pradesh.
The National Parks and wild life Sanctuaries of
Madhya Pradesh are highlighted below.
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| National Parks |
Area (Sq. Km.) |
Fauna |
| Kanha |
939.94 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar,Nilgai,Chinkara,Barking Deer, Barasingha, Wild Boar. |
| Bandhavgarh |
448.00 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar,Nilgai,Chinkara,Barking Deer, Wild Boar. |
| Madhav |
337.00 |
Leopard,
Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Black Buck,Chausingha, Wild Boar |
| Sanjay |
1938.01 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai. |
| Indrawati |
1258.37 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar. |
| Van
Vihar |
4.45 |
Zoological
Park. |
| Panna |
542.66 |
Leopard,
Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Deer, Tiger, Wild Boar. |
| Satpura |
524.37 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Bear. |
| Kanger |
200.00 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Muntjac, Wild Boar |
| Fossile |
0.27 |
Plant
Fossils |
| Pench |
293.00 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar,Nilgai,Chinkara, Muntjac, Wild Boar |
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| Wildlife
Sanctuaries |
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| Kheoni |
122.70 |
Leopard,
Chital, Sambar,Nilgai, Bear, Barasingha, Wild Boar. |
| Narsinghgarh |
57.19 |
Leopard,
Chital, Sambar, Wild Boar, Peacock, Grey Horn Bill. |
| Gandhisagar |
368.62 |
Leopard,
Chital, Nilgai, Chinkara, Barking Deer, Water Birds. |
| Bori |
518.00 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Bear, Wild Boar. |
| Pachmarhi |
461.85 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Bear. |
| Dubri |
364.69 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar,Nilgai,Chinkara, Muntjac. |
| Badalkhoh |
104.35 |
Tiger,
Leopard,Chital, Sambar, Nilgai. |
| Gomardah |
277.82 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar,Chinkara, Bear , Nilgai, Muntjac. |
| Ratapani |
688.79 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara. |
| Singhori |
287.91 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Black Buck. |
| Barnawapara |
244.66 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Wild Boar, Muntjac. |
| Sitanadi |
553.36 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar,Nilgai, Bear, Guar, Muntjac.. |
| Noradehi |
1034.52 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Black Buck, Wild Dog. |
| Achanakmar |
551.55 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Wild Boar. |
| Pench |
449.39 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar,Nilgai, Jungle Fowl. |
| Samarsot |
340.35 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Sambar. |
| National
Chambal |
320.00 |
Gharial,
Crocodile, Turtle, Dolphin, Otter, Migratory Birds. |
| Ken
Gharial |
45.00 |
Gharial,
Crocodile. |
| Sone
Gharial |
41.80 |
Gharial,
Crocodile, Turtle, Migratory Birds. |
| Kuno-Palpur |
345.00 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Black Buck. |
| Karera |
202.21 |
Chital,
Sambar, Chinkara, Black Buck, Great Indian Bustard. |
| Ghatigano |
512.00 |
Sambar,
Nilgai, Chinkara, Great Indian Bustard. |
| Bagdara |
478.90 |
Leopard,
Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Indian Bustard. |
| Tamor
Pingla |
608.52 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Boar. |
| Bhairamgarh |
139.00 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Wild Buffalo. |
| Fensatallite |
110.74 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Sambar, Chital, Muntjac. |
| Panpath |
245.84 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Bear, Chousingha, Muntjac. |
| Pamed
Wild Buffalo |
262.00 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Wild Buffalo. |
| Sardarpur
Florican |
348.12 |
Kharmor |
| Sailana
Florican |
12.96 |
Kharmor |
| Udanti
WildBuffalo |
247.59 |
Tiger,
Leopard, Gaur, Chital,Wild Buffalo, Muntjac. |
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