forests of madhya pradesh

LIST OF WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN MADHYA PRDAESH

Forests

Madhya Pradesh is blessed with abundant forest cover. For conservation, the same has been bifurcated into Tiger Reserves, National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Wildlife Sanctuaries

Madhya Pradesh hosts 25 designated Wildlife Sanctuaries.

LIST OF WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN MADHYA PRADESH

      

Sr. No.

Name

Established Year

Area

Place

Fauna

Flora

      

1

Bori Wildlife Sanctuary

1975

646 Sq.Km.

Hoshangabad

Tiger, Panther, Samber, Chital, Barking deer, Four-horned antelope, Bear Chinkara, Bison, Wildbore, Wild Dog, Hyena, Wolf, Crocodile etc.

Sal, Bija, Teak, Tendu, Bamboo etc.

      

2

Bagdara Sanctuary

1978

478 Sq.Km.

Sidhi

Tiger, Panther , Chinkara, Cheetal ,Sambhar ,Wild Boar ,Black Buck etc.

Tendu , Dhawda, Khjair, Lendia, Palash etc.

      

3

Phen Sanctuary

1983

111 Sq. Km.

Mandla

Tiger, Leopard, Wildboar, Cheetal, Sambhar etc.

Sal,Teak, Saja, Aonla, Tendu, Jamun, Bel, Bamboo etc.

      

4

Ghatigaon Sanctuary

1981

511 Sq.Km.

Gwalior

The Great Indian Bustard, Black buck, Chital, Monkey, Wolf, Blue bull, Wild boar, Fox, Hyena etc.

Khair, Murjan, Palash, Seja, Dhawada, Dhaman, Salai, Heans, Katli etc.

      

5

Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary

1974

369 Sq.Km.

Mandsaur

Leopard , Bear, Blue Ball, Chinkara ,Wild Boar, Wild dog,  Fox,Wild Cat, Jackal etc.

Salai, Dhawada, Khair, Moyan, Palas, Tendu, Saja, Ber, Mahua, Khardhai etc.

      

6

Karera Sanctuary

1981

202. Sq. Km.

Shivpuri

The Great Indian Bustard, Padki, Baya, Tithari, Titar, Chital, Black Buck etc.

 
      

7

Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary

1981

45 Sq.Km.

Chhatarpur, Panna

Alligator, Chinkara, Chital, Wild boar Blue bull, Peacock, Monkey etc.

Teak, Khair, Dhawda, Seja, Jamun (Syzizium), Pakar etc.

      

8

Kheoni Sanctuary

1955

123 Sq.Km.

Dewas, Sehore

Cheetal, Sambhar, Blue bull, Four horned antelope, Wild Boar, Barking Deer, wolf etc

 
      

9

Narsingharh Sanctuary

1974

57. Sq. Km.

Rajgarh

Chital, Sambhar, BlueBull, Leopard,Wild Boar, Bhedki, Crocodile etc.

Teak, Saja, Dhawda, Khair, Bhaeda, Karonda, Karghai, Lendia, Arjun,Chandan etc.

      

10

National Chambal Sanctuary

1978

435 Sq.Km.

Morena

Alligator, Crocodile, Otter, Tortoise, Gigantic dolphin, Blue bull, Rabbit, Wild boar etc.

Babool, Khair,  Khus, Moonj, Bamboo etc.

      

11

Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary

1975

1197 Sq.Km

Sagar

Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Wild dog, Fox, Blue bull, Crocodile, Sambhar, Chital, Chinkara, Bear etc.

Teak, Saja, Dhawda, Bhirra etc.

      

12

Pachmarhi Sanctuary

1977

417. Sq. Km.

Hoshangabad

 

Saja, Bija, Tinsa, Dhaora, Sal, Haldu, Palash, Kasai, Bel, Bamboo etc.

      

13

Panpatha Sanctuary

1983

249. Sq. Km.

Shahdol

Tiger, Panthers, Jackal, Wild dog, Chital, Sambhar, Blue bull, Porcupine, Chausingha, Bear etc.

Sal, saja, Bija, Dhawda, Khair, Tendu, Bel, Acacia, Mahua, Bamboo etc.

      

14

Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary

1981

345 Sq.Km.

Morena

Tiger, Leopard, Blue bull, Chital, Sambhar, Chinkara, Bear etc.

Kardhai., Gurjan, Ber, Ghot, Roja, Palash, Khair ,Salai, Dhawada, Tendu , Mahua, Kasai etc.

      

15

Pench Sanctuary

1983

757.85 Sq.Km.

Seoni

Tiger , Panther, Wilddog, Cheetal, Sambhar, Chausingha, Bison, Wildboar, Langur and many other species of mammals and reptiles besides around 200 sps. of birds.

Teak, Saja, Bija, Jamun, Dhaora, Mahua, Semal, Lendia, Aonla, Tendu, Dhaman, Palas, Kusum, Arjun, Baheda, and Bamboo, apart from numerous Sps. of grasses and herbaceous flora.

      

16

Ratapani Sanctuary

1976

435 Sq.Km.

Raisen

Tiger, Leopard, Cheetal, Sambhar ,Wild Boar, Bear, Blue Bull, Wild Dog etc.

Teak , Sheesham, Bija, Saja, Tendu, Khair, etc.

      

17

Sanjay-Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary

1975

365. Sq. Km.

Sidhi

Tiger, Panther, Sambhar, Cheetal, BlueBull, Barking Deer, Chinkara, Wild Dog, Bear, Wolf, Jackal,  Wild Boar etc.

Sal, Dhawda, Tendu, Harra, Bija, Sedha, Baheda, Saja, Salai, Mahua, Semal, Shishum, Aonla etc.

      

18

Singhori Sanctuary

1976

288 Sq.Km.

Raisen

      

19

Son Ghariyal Sanctuary

1981

  209 Sq.Km.

Sidhi

Alligators, Crocodiles, Tortoises etc.

      

20

Sardarpur Sanctuary

1983

348 Sq.Km.

Dhar

Kharmour and other birds.

Teak ,Palash,Khjda,Gunradi and Grasses etc.

      

21

Sailana Sanctuary

1983

13 Sq.Km.

Ratlam

The bird ‘Kharmour’ is the principal species of the Sanctuary, besides birds of the other species may also be seen here.

Grass is found mainly in the area.

      

22

Ralamandal Sanctuary

1989

  5 Sq.Km.

Indore

 

Teak, Saja, Chandan, Eucalyptus, Babul Bamboo etc.

      

23

Orchha Sanctuary

1994

  46 Sq.Km.

Tikamgarh

Spotted deer, Blue bull, Peacock, Wild pig, Monkey, Jackal etc. Besides these, birds of many species may also be seen here.

Teak, Palash, Khair and other species.

      

24

Gangau Sanctuary