Flora and Fauna of Madhya Pradesh - National Parks and Their Fauna

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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