The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a conservation area in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state, India. It was created on March 3, 1999 by the Indian government and covers parts of Hoshangabad, Betul, and Chhindwara districts.
The biosphere reserve's total area is 4926.28 km². It includes three wildlife conservation units: the Bori Sanctuary (518.00 km²), Satpura National Park (524.37 km²), and Pachmarhi Sanctuary (461.37 km²). Satpura National Park is designated as the core zone and the remaining area of 4501.91 km², including the Bori and Pachmarhi sanctuaries.
The reserve is mostly covered in forest. It is an important transition zone between the forests of western and eastern India; the forests are dominated by teak (Tectona grandis) but include the westernmost groves of sal (Shorea robusta), which is the dominant tree of eastern India's forests. Large mammal species include tiger, leopard, wild boar, muntjac deer, gaur (Bos gaurus), chital deer (Axis axis), sambar (Cervus unicolor), and rhesus macaques. Bison, Indian giant squirrel and flying squirrel are endemic fauna of this reserve.
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