OT Staff
With a rich biodiversity, this park serves as a residence for various creatures, including leopards, sambar deer, chital, chinkara, wild boars, bears, blackbucks, foxes, porcupines, mouse deer and more.
Established in 1983, this wildlife reserve is home to tigers, jackals, wild dogs, chital, sambar deer, porcupines, the four-horned antelope and bears, among other animals.
This place is considered as one of the oldest protected areas in the country. Some of the large mammal species that can be found here include tigers, leopards, wild boar, muntjac deer, gaur and rhesus macaques.
Nestled in the Vindhya Hills, the jungles of Panna are known for their delicate but lively dry deciduous forest. Tigers, leopards, wild dogs, wolves and wild cats roam the landscape.
Due to its natural beauty, this region in the Rajgarh district is known as “the Kashmir of Malwa.” The Chidikho Lake is one of the top attractions here, alongside the dudhraj bird, nilgai, chital and other wild animals.
Kanha is known for its bamboo groves, undulating grasslands and meandering streams. The Indian grey hornbill, barking deer, peafowl, crested serpent eagle, pond heron and more can be found here.
The Indian wolf is the keystone species of the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary. Additionally, visitors can spot smooth-coated otters, Indian grey mongoose, mugger crocodiles, monitor lizards and more such animals here.
This area is particularly renowned for its population of chital, sambar deer, wild dogs, gaur, wild pigs, sloth bears, four-horned antelope, chinkara, jackals, jungle cats and porcupines, to name a few wild animal species.
Declared as India’s 57th tiger reserve in December 2024, leopards, dhole, hyenas, jackals, foxes, chital, sambar deer, nilgai, four-horned antelope, langur, wild boars and rhesus macaques can be spotted here.
Bandhavgarh is a haven for tigers, leopards, Indian wolves, gaur, spotted deer, plum-headed parakeets, green barbets, Indian white-eyes, house sparrows and orange-headed thrush.