National Parks and Their Fauna
There are 9 National Parks and 25 Sanctuaries spread over an area of 10,862 km2 constituting 11.40% of the total forest area and 3.52% of the geographical area of the state. Efforts are under way to increase the Protected Area network to 15% of the forest or 5% of the geographical.
There is a network of Protected Areas representative of bio-geographical zones. Special efforts have been made towards conservation of highly endangered species in the following National Parks and sanctuaries:
- Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna, and Satpura National Park are managed as project tiger areas.
- Sardarpur sanctuary in Dhar and Sailana are managed for conservation of kharmor or Lesser Florican.
- Ghatigaon sanctuary is managed for Great Indian Bustard or Son Chiriya.
- National Chambal Sanctuary is managed for conservation of gharial and mugger, River dolphin, smooth-coated otter and a number of turtle species.
- Ken-gharial and Son-gharial sanctuaries are managed for conservation of gharial and mugger.
- Barasingha is the state animal and Dudhraj is the state bird of Madhya Pradesh.
| Name of National Park | Area | Location | Established | Fauna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanha National Park | 940 km² | Mandla | 1955 | Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Barking Deer, Swamp Deer, (Barasingha), Wild Boar & variety of upland birds. |
| Bandhavgarh National Park | 437 km² | Umaria | 1968 |
Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Barking Deer, Wild Boar & variety of upland birds. |
| Madhav National Park | 354 km² | Shivpuri | 1959 |
Panther, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Black Buck, Chausingha, Wild Boar, Crocodiles in lake, & variety of upland birds. |
| Sanjay National Park | 467 km² | Sidhi | - |
Tiger, Panther, Sambar, Chital, Gaur, etc. |
| Van Vihar National Park | 4.45 km² | Bhopal | 1983 |
Tiger, Panther, Lion, Bear, Hyena etc. |
| Panna National Park | 543 km² | Panna, Chhatarpur | - |
Tiger, Chital, Chinkara, Sambar and the Sloth Bear |
| Satpura National Park | 524 km² | Pachmarhi | 1981 |
Tiger, Leopard, Sambar, Chital, Bherki, Nilgai, Four-horned antelope, Chinkara, Bison (gour), Wild Boar, Wild Dog, Bear, Black Buck, Fox, Porcupine, Flying squirrel, Mouse deer, Indian giant squirrel etc. |
| Pench | 293 km² | Seoni, Chhindwara | 1983 |
Tiger, Panther, Bison, Chital, Sambhar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Barking Deer, Chowsingha, Wild Boar & variety of upland birds. |
| Mandla Plant Fossils National Park | 0.27 km² | Mandla | - |
Plant Fossils |
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