Indian Wildlife >> Central India >> Madhya Pradesh >>Madhav National Park
Location : Madhya
Pradesh
Coverage Area:
156 sq km
Main Attraction : Tiger, Blackbucks,
Langoor
Best Time To Visit :
Accommodation
: Several
hotels and clubs nearby managed by the State Tourism Development Corporation and
the
Direction, National Park.
Arrival
Information :
-- By Rail :
-- By Air :
-- By Road :
-- Nearby Excursions : There are also tourist facilities like boating on the lake.
-- Nearby Cities :
Madhav
(Shivpuri) National Park 156 sq km in
area, the park is open throughout the year. Biogeographical Provinces
4.8.4 (Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest). The park
enforces the conservation which the area enjoyed when it was the private
shooting reserve of the Maharaja of Gwalior. It was established as the Shivpuri
National Park in 1958 simultaneously with the creation of the State of Madhya
Pradesh. It now enjoys further protection under the Wildlife Protection Act of
1972.
Consists of level, undulating and hilly
country in the Vindhyan range. Also lake. Altitude ranges from 360-480m. With a
varied terrain of wooded hills, the forest being dry, mixed and deciduous with
flat grasslands around the lake, it offers abundant opportunities of sighting a
variety of wildlife. The vegetation in the park mixed dry deciduous forest of
somewhat poor quality
Fauna :
The predominant species that inhabits the park is the deer, of which the most easily sighted are the graceful little Chinkara, the Indian gazelle, and the Chital. Other species that have their habitat in the park are Nilgai, Sambar, Chausingha or four-horned Antelope, Blackbuck, Sloth Bear, Leopard and the ubiquitous common Langur. Tiger Panthera tigris (occasional), leopard Panthera pardus, striped Hyaena, jackal Canis aureus, jungle cat Felis chaus) chital Axis axis, sambar Cervus unicolor, nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus, four-horned antelope (chowsingha) Tetracerus quadricornis, wild boar Sus scrofa, chinkara (mountain gazelle) Gazella, crocodile and others.
The
National park is equally rich in the artificial lake, Chandpata, is winter home
of geese, pochard, pintail, teal, mallard and gadwall. A good site for bird
watching is where the forest track crosses the wide rocky stream that flows from
the Waste Weir. Species that frequently this spot are Red Wattled
Lapwing, Large Pied Wagtail, Pond Heron and White - Breasted Kingfisher. The
avifauna also includes Cormorant, Painted Stork, White Ibis, Laggar
Falcon, Purple Sunbird, Paradise Flycatcher and Golden Oriole.
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