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Central India · Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh National Park
Highest tiger density in India
- Madhya Pradesh
History & Overview
Discover Bandhavgarh
Bandhavgarh National Park is a park with a rich historical past. Prior to becoming a national park, the forests around Bandhavgarh had long been maintained as a Shikargah, or game preserve, of the Maharajas and their guests.
In 1947, Rewa state was merged into Madhya Pradesh and Bandhavgarh came under the regulations of Madhya Pradesh. The Maharaja of Rewa still retained the hunting rights. No special conservation measures were taken until 1968, when the area was constituted as a national park. Since then, numerous steps have been taken to retain Bandhavgarh National Park as an unspoilt natural habitat.
Project Tiger was constituted in 1972, and then the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 came into force. It was realized that protection of just the 105 km2 of prime Bandhavgarh habitat was not enough, so in 1982 three more ranges were reduced, namely Khitauli, Magdhi, and Kallawah were added to the Tala range (the original Bandhavgarh National Park) to extend the area of Bandhavgarh to 448 km2. As Project Tiger increased its activities and area of influence, Bandhavgarh was taken into its fold in 1993, and a core area of 694 km2 was established including the previously named ranges and the Panpatha Sanctuary along with a buffer area of 437 km2 which was declared as the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
Flora & Fauna
What you may see
Wildlife
- Royal Bengal Tiger
- Leopard
- Jungle Cat
- Indian Wild Dog
- Jackal
- Sloth Bear
- Rhesus Macaque
- Sambar
- Barking Deer
- Wild Boar
Birds
- Painted Spurfowl
- Comb Duck
- Common Teal
- Malabar Pied Hornbill
- Lesser Whistling Duck
- Blue Bearded Bee Eater
- Pheasant Tailed Jacana
- Stork Billed Kingfisher
- Plum Headed Parakeet
- Yellow Crested Woodpecker
Geography & Climate
Park at a glance
- Altitude 440 to 811 m above mean sea level
- Vegetation Tropical moist deciduous, dry deciduous and scrub
- Water Resources Son, Umrar rivers and numerous rain fed streams
- Core 624 sq. km
- Buffer 537 sq. km
- Longitude 80 47’ 15” to 81 11’ 45 E
- Rainfall 1175 mm
- Temperature Min: 2 C; Max: 44 C
Location
Finding Bandhavgarh
Tours visiting Bandhavgarh
Journeys that include Bandhavgarh
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Wildlife 12 Nights / 13 Days
Bandhavgarh Kanha Pench Tour
Take a trip to any of the tiger reserves in Pench, Kanha and Bandhavgarh where you will get a chance to witness these tawny coated giants peeping from behind a bush or…
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Wildlife 12 Nights / 13 Days
Bandhavgarh Kanha Kaziranga Tour
Take a trip to any of the tiger reserves in Pench, Kanha and Bandhavgarh where you will get a chance to witness these tawny coated giants peeping from behind a bush or…
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