Coordinates: 25°30′00″N 77°26′00″E / 25.5°N 77.4333333°E / 25.5; 77.4333333 Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary or Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (between latitudes of 25°30'- 25°53'N & longitude of 77°07'-77°26'E) lies in the Sheopur district of north western Madhya Pradesh, a state in central India. It is about 120 kilometres from Gwalior.
An area of 344.686 square kilometres was set aside as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1981. Since then this has been elevated to the Kuno Wildlife Division with an additional area of 900 square kilometres as a buffer area around the Sanctuary. The park is home to many species of wild animals including wolves, monkeys, leopards and nilgai and possibly a few remaining Bengal Tigers.
Read more about Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary: History, Reintroduction of Asiatic Lions, Feral Cattle, Reintroduction of Cheetah
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