Protected areas in Madhya Pradesh include 12 National Parks, 24 Wildlife sanctuaries and 3 Biosphere Reserves.
Protected areas in Madhya Pradesh include 12 National Parks, 24 Wildlife sanctuaries and 3 Biosphere Reserves.
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 |
Madhya Pradesh is also home to 25 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] | 1981 | 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] | 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 |
| 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] |
The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east–west ranges divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deccan Plateau of the south. The Narmada River originates from north-eastern end of Satpura in Amarkantak, and runs in the depression between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges, draining the northern slope of the Satpura range, running west towards the Arabian Sea. The Tapti River originates in the eastern-central part of Satpura, crossing the range in the center and running west at the range's southern slopes before meeting the Arabian Sea at Surat, draining the central and southern slopes of the range. Multai, the place of Tapti river origin is located about 465 kilometer far, south-westerly to Amarkantak, separated across by the hill range. The Godavari River and its tributaries drain the Deccan plateau, which lies south of the range, and the Mahanadi River drains the easternmost portion of the range. The Godavari and Mahanadi rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal. At its eastern end, the Satpura range meets the hills of the Chotanagpur Plateau. The Satpura Range is a horst mountain and is flanked by Narmada Graben in the north and much smaller but parallel Tapi Graben in the south.
The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India.
There are four categories of protected areas in India, constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Tiger reserves consist of areas under national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. There are 53 tiger reserves in India. As of January 2023, the protected areas of India cover 173,629.52 square kilometres (67,038.73 sq mi), roughly 5.28% of the total geographical area of the country.
There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. They protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life. In total there are 18 biosphere reserves in India.
Panna National Park is an Indian national park in Panna and Chhatarpur Districts of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 542.67 km2 (209.53 sq mi). It was declared in 1994 as the twenty second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh. Panna National Park was given the Award of Excellence in 2007 as the best maintained national park of India by the Ministry of Tourism of India. Although the reserve went through an ordeal losing almost all of its tigers in 2009 to poaching, a subsequent recovery program touted as one of the most successful big cat population restorations, has resulted in a growth of up to 80 tigers within the park.
Sanjay National Park is a national park in Singrauli and Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It covers an area of 1,674.55 km2 (646.55 sq mi) and is a part of the Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve.
The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The sanctuary covers an area of 646 km2 (249 sq mi).
The Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project is an initiative of the Indian Government to provide safeguards to the Asiatic lion from extinction in the wild by means of reintroduction. The last wild population of the Asiatic lion is found in the region of Gir Forest National Park, in the state of Gujarat. The single population faces the threats of epidemics, natural disasters and other anthropogenic factors. The project aims to establish a second independent population of Asiatic lions at the Kuno National Park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. However, the proposed translocation has been bitterly contested by the state government.
Tourism in Madhya Pradesh has been an attraction of India because of its location in the centre of the country. Madhya Pradesh has won Best Tourism State National award for 3 consecutive years i.e. 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Pench Tiger Reserve or Pench National Park is a tiger reserve in India straddling across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. On the Madhya Pradesh side, the Pench Tiger Reserve encompasses a core area of 411.33 km2 (158.82 sq mi), with a buffer of 768.3 km2 (296.6 sq mi), making for a total protected area of 1,179.63 km2 (455.46 sq mi). On the Maharashtra side, the Pench Tiger Reserve has a core habitat area of 257.3 km2 (99.3 sq mi) along with a buffer/peripheral area of 483.96 km2 (186.86 sq mi) making total protected area of 741.2 km2 (286.2 sq mi). Pench Tiger Reserve comprises Pench National Park, Mowgli Pench Sanctuary and a buffer area, which span more than 1,920 km2 (740 sq mi).
Madhya Pradesh, often called the "Heart of India", is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India until 1 November 2000 when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and in the Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was established in 1975, under the provisions of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, in 2009. It is a part of the Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.
The tiger reserves in India were set up as a part of Project Tiger initiated in 1973 and are administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of Government of India. As of December 2024, there are 57 protected areas that have been designated as tiger reserves. As of 2023, there were 3,682 wild tigers in India, which is almost 75% of the world's wild tiger population.
The Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India that extends across the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, covering a total area of 383,551 hectares (3835.51 km2).
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tamil Nadu:
Pench National Park is a national park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is part of Pench Tiger Reserve and covers an area of 758 km2 (293 sq mi). It was declared a sanctuary in 1965, raised to the status of a national park in 1975 and enlisted as a tigers reserve in 1992. The national park consists of dry deciduous forests; fauna includes tiger, deer and birds.
Karera Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife Sanctuary in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Established in 1981 to protect a population of the Great Indian bustard in the region, it is now in the process of being denotified due to opposition by the local people and the extinction of the bird locally. The tour guide Frommer's included it as 231st in a list of 500 places to see before they disappear.
Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Sidhi district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
