10 Best Places To Visit In Madhya Pradesh For Wildlife Lovers

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Satpura National Park

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.

A leopard in Satpura National Park | Shutterstock

Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

A sambar deer reaches for food | Unsplash

Bori Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

A gaur (Indian wild bison) at the BR Hills Wildlife Sanctuary | Shutterstock

Panna National Park

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. 

Indian wild dogs (dhole) play with one another | Shutterstock

Chidikho-Narsinghgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

A nilgai looks into the camera | Pexels

Kanha National Park

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.

A barking deer | Shutterstock

Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

A smooth-coated otter | Shutterstock

Pench National Park

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.

A chinkara (Indian Gazelle)

Ratapani Tiger Reserve

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.

A wild boar in its habitat | Shutterstock

Bandhavgarh National Park

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.

A tiger at Bandhavgarh National Park | Shutterstock

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An elephant being cleaned at the Sanjay-Dubri National Park | ANSHUMAN123/Shutterstock
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