List of Protected areas of Madhya Pradesh

Forest cover in Madhya Pradesh

Protected areas in Madhya Pradesh include 12 National Parks, 22 Wildlife sanctuaries and 3 Biosphere Reserves.

National Parks

Madhya Pradesh is home to 12 of India's National Parks:

Name	Year of Notification	Area (sq.km.)
Bandhavgarh National Park [1] [2]	1968	448.842
Ghughua Fossil Park [1] [2]	1983	0.27
Kanha Tiger Reserve [1] [2]	1955	941.793
Kuno National Park [2]	2018	748.761
Madhav National Park [1] [2]	1959	375.23
Panna National Park [1] [2]	1981	542.66
Pench National Park [1] [2]	1975	292.857
Sanjay National Park [1] [2]	1981	464.643
Satpura Tiger Reserve [1] [2]	1981	528.729
Van Vihar National Park [1] [2]	1979	4.452
Dinosaur Fossils National Park	2011	0.89
Omkareshwar National Park	2004	293

Wildlife Sanctuaries

Madhya Pradesh is also home to 22 Wildlife sanctuaries:

Name	Year of Notification	Area (sq.km.)
Bandhavghar Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1978	478
Bori Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1977	485.715
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary [1] [3]	1981	368.62
Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1981	510.64
Karera Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3] Denotified	1981 - 2022	202.21
Ken Gharial Sanctuary [1] [3]	1981	45.2
Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1982	134.778
Narsinghgarh Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1978	57.19
National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1978	435
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3] merger with Rani durgavati wildlife sanctuary	1984	1197.04
Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1994	44.914
Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1983	245.842
Pench Tiger Reserve [1] [3]	1975	118.473
Phen Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1983	110.704
Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1989	2.345
Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1978	910.638
Sailana Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1983	12.965
Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1983	348.121
Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1976	312.036
Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1981	83.684
Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary [1] [3]	1997	23.973
Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary	1978	478

Biosphere reserves

Biosphere reserves of Madhya Pradesh ^[4]

	Year	Name	Location	Type	Key fauna	Area (km2)
1	1999	Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve	Parts of Betul District, Narmadapuram District and Chhindwara District	Semi-arid	Giant squirrel, flying squirrel	4981.72
2	2005	Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve	Parts of Annupur and Dindori in Madhya Pradesh; and Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh	Maikal Hills	Four-horned antelope, Indian wild dog, sarus crane, white-rumped vulture, sacred grove bush frog	3835
3	2011	Panna	Parts of Panna district and Chhatarpur district	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests	Bengal tiger, Chinkara, Nilgai, Sambar deer, and Sloth bear	2998.98 [5]

See also

• List of protected areas of Gujarat

References

1. "Protected Area Gazette Notification Database (Madhya Pradesh)" . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. "National Parks" . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
3. "Wildlife Sanctuaries" . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
4. "Biosphere Reserves in India (as on Dec, 2014)". December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
5. "Panna Tiger Reserve gets UNESCO's 'Biosphere Reserve' Status". Outlook India. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.