Which is the MP smallest National Park?

Satpura National Park is the smallest national park in Madhya Pradesh.

Which Unesco National Park is in MP?

There is no UNESCO World Heritage Site national park located in Madhya Pradesh.

Which is the famous National Park of Madhya Pradesh?

Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the most famous national parks of Madhya Pradesh.

How many national parks are in Madhya Pradesh?

Madhya Pradesh has 9 national parks in total.

What is the 2nd largest National Park in MP?

Kanha National Park is the second largest national park in Madhya Pradesh.

National Parks in Madhya Pradesh, Check 11 National park in MP

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Economic Survey of Madhya Pradesh 2020- 2021 has announced that in MP, there are 12 National Park, 24 Wildlife sanctuaries, 7 Tiger reserves, 2 Kharmour Sanctuary, 2 Son Bird Sanctuary, 3 Alligator sanctuaries, and 2 national Fossil Parks, three Biosphere Reserves present.

Madhya Pradesh enacted the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1973, which was modeled on the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.
The formal efforts to conserve Madhya Pradesh’s wildlife began with the establishment of the Kanha Sanctuary in 1933.

Later, in the post-independence era, the state enacted the Madhya Pradesh National Park Act in 1955; later, the Wildlife Protection Act of 1973 superseded the above act.

National Parks in Madhya Pradesh Map

The state of Madhya Pradesh is known for its rich biodiversity and is home to some of the most popular national parks in India. These national parks are spread across the state and can be easily located on the Madhya Pradesh map.

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List of National Parks in Madhya Pradesh

Here is the complete List of National Parks in Madhya Pradesh given below:

S.N.	National Park	Area (in sq Km)	District	About
1	Kanha National Park (1955)	940	Mandala, Balaghat	It is the biggest National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Brief History– In 1933 it was declared a wildlife sanctuary In 1955 it became a National Park in MP. In 1974 it became the 1st tiger project of MP Species– tiger, barasingha( stag deer), chinkara, Gaur, hyena, langur, leopard, Fox, wolf, etc Mascot– Bhura Singh– the BaraSingha Stag deer of Bredary Species is exclusively found in this national park in MP, it is called the “jewels of Kanha”. It is also the State animal of Madhya Pradesh. Important Sites– Hallon Valley, Banjar Valley Tribes– Gond and Baiga
2	Bandhavgarh National Park (1968)	437	Umariya	It is surrounded by 32 Hills Brief History– In 1968, It is established as National Park in Madhya Pradesh In 1993, It is included in Project Tiger Bandhavgarh has the largest density of Tigers in India The White Tiger Mohan was captured in this area Species– tiger, leopard, spotted deer, sambar, and more than 250 bird species
3	Madhav National Park ( 1958)	337	Shivpuri	It is a part of a upper Vindhyan Hills Brief History– This National Park in MP was the hunting ground of Mughal Emperors and Maharaja of Gwalior George castle Palace is situated Manihari river passes through the park National Highway 46 (Agra- Mumbai road) passes through the park Species– leopard, sambar spotted deer,
4	Pench (Priyadarshni) National Park (1975)	293	Seoni, Chhindwara	It shares boundary with Maharashtra and lies on the southern part of MP. It consists of Priyadarshini National Park and Mowgli Pench sanctuary Pench river passes through the park and divides it into almost equal halves This National Park in Madhya Pradesh is covered under the Sanctuary conservation project of World Bank It is being developed as Mowgli land (Rudyard Kipling novel The Jungle Book is based on this forest.) Species– tiger, leopard, spotted deer, sambar
5	Satpura National Park (1981)	525	Hoshangabad	In 2000, it is declared as Tiger Reserve It consists of Satpura National Park Pachmarhi sanctuary and Bori sanctuary Pachmarhi biosphere reserve is also a part of this Park Tawa river flows through the park The highest peak of MP Dhupgarh is situated here It is rich in biodiversity. the main animals are the tiger, leopard, sambar, chital, bear, Antilope, And blackbuck
6	Panna National Park (1981)	543	Panna, Chhatarpur	It is declared as a tiger reserve in 1993 It was designated as a biosphere reserve on 25 August 2011 It has the only Reptile Park of state It also has Vulture protection center Major animals are tiger, leopard, chital, nilgai, sambar Recently it is in news because of the construction of the Ken-Betwa river linking project, due to which 4300 ha of forest land will be destroyed.
7	Sanjay Gandhi- Dhubri National Park ( 1981)	467	Sidhi, Singrauli	A large part of the National Park in MP has gone to Chhattisgarh after the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh In 2008, it was included in the tiger project It falls under the water catchment area of Gopad, Banaras Son river Largest number of spotted deer were found Mara Caves are inside the park It falls under the dry deciduous forest Eco- region. Species– the Bengal tiger, leopard, spotted deer, sambar, nilgai, chinkara, civet, and 309 species of birds.
8	Van Vihar National Park ( 1979)	4.45	Bhopal	It is an Ex-situ conservation center It is established as a modern Zoological Park. Brief History 1979- establishment 1983- national park 1993- established as a zoo by Central zoo authority It has the unique distinction of being a combination of a National Park, a zoo, a rescue Centre for wild animals, and conservation breeding Centre for selected vital species It is the second smallest National Park in MP It is the only National Park in Madhya Pradesh situated in the urban area State’s only Snake Park is located here. It is also designated coordinating zoo and conservation breeding Centre for the hard ground barasingha and two species of vultures
9	Fossil National Park ( 1983)	0.27	Dindori	It is the smallest national park in MP. It is one among the four Fossil national parks in India It contains a large number of fossils It has oldest botanical fossils present in Deccan trap Hyphenate Fossil recovered from Ghooghwa
10	Dinosaur Fossil National Park ( 2010)	108	Dhar	It is the 2nd Fossil national park in Madhya Pradesh It is located at the bank of Bagh-Jobat river It also has a Research Centre and a museum It has approximately 125 dinosaur eggs which were found in nearby areas, along with teeth of meat-eating dinosaur fossils It also has fossils of plants, large trees, and barks, and Lava rocks dating back 70 million years.
11	Palpur- Kuno National Park (2018)	748	Sheopur, Morena	Kuno river Flows through it It includes the area of Karera wildlife sanctuary and parts of Son Chiraiya Bird Sanctuary, Ghatigaon wildlife sanctuary it is in news due to reintroduction of African Cheetah in the park. 8 Cheetahs were brought from Namibia It is also chosen as an Asian Gir lion relocation site Habitat of the Sahariya tribe.

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Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh

MP has 24 Wildlife sanctuaries, which the state government established for the conservation of specific animals. The smallest is the Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary in Indore, whereas the biggest is the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagar.

S.N.	Name	Year	Area	Districts	Important Facts
1	Bori	1977	486	Hoshangabad	Fauna– Lion, leopard, spotted deer Tawa river flows through it It is part of Panchmarhi Biosphere reserve Panchmarhi cave painting are also found here
2	Bagdara	1978	478	Sidhi	Fauna– Black Buck, Leopard, Nilgai, Gaura hill rock painting found here
3	Phen	1973	110	Mandala	Fauna– Lion, leopard, spotted deer
4	Gandhi Sagar	1971	225	Mandsaur	It shares boundary with Rajasthan. Fauna– Nilgai, Black Buck, Leopard Nilgai reserve is situated. Important Places- Gandhi Sagar dam Nullah- Chaturbhuj Nala rock paintings, Hingalajgarh Fort
5	Gatigaon	1981	511	Gwalior	Fauna– Son Bird, Black Buck, Indian Bustard Son bird conservation center
6	Karera	1981	202	Shivpuri	Fauna– Son Bird, Black Buck Son bird conservation center
7	Ken	1981	45	Chhattarpur	Fauna– Crocodile, alligator Alligator reserve is located here. Raneh Fall lies in it Ken river flows through it.
8	Kheoni	1956	123	Dewas- Sehore	Fauna– Leopard, Alligator, Chamois, Spotted deer It the oldest wildlife sanctuary of MP Shankar-Kho waterfall is here
9	Chambal	1938	435	Morena	Fauna– Crocodile, Dolphin, Turtle It is an Important Bird Area (IBA) Ater Fort is located here Alligator reserve was open with the cooperation of MP, UP, and Rajasthan.
10	Nauradehi	1984	1195	Sagar	Fauna– Nilgai, spotted deer, Black Buck It is the Largest wildlife sanctuary of the state. Bamner river flows through it. It has Otter, Crocodile, and Nilgai reserves. Cheaola Lake is here
11	Panchmarhi	1977	417	Hoshangabad	It is part of Panchmarhi Biosphere reserve. Fauna– Tiger, leopard, Spotted deer, Black Buck, Nilgai, Sambhar Famous tourist places are here such as Bee Fall, Handi-Kho, Dhupgarh, Cave point, etc
12	Panpatha	1983	245	Shahdol	Fauna– leopard, spotted deer, Nilgai
13	Pench	1977	118	Seoni	Fauna– Lion leopard, spotted deer, black buck, Gour, It is mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari and The Jungle Book of Rudyard Kipling
14	Ratapani	1978	823	Raisen	It is also part of Project Tiger Fauna- Lion leopard, spotted deer, black buck, Gour, Barna River flows through it Ratapani dam is here Bhimbetka pre-historic cave paintings are found here It also has Ginnorgarh fort
15	Sanjay	1974	365	Sidhi	Fauna– lion, leopard, Chamois, Spotted deer, Nilgai, Chinkara
16	Sindhori	1976	288	Raisen	Fauna– Lion leopard, spotted deer, black buck, Chamois, Crocodile, turtle Chaukigarh fort, Bandariya Temple, and Zamgarh cave is also situated here.
17	Son	1974	42	Sidhi-Shahdol	Fauna– Crocodile, Alligator, Turtle Located on Son river
18	Sardarpur	1983	348	Dhar	Khaimour Bird conservation (sanctuary on the recommendation of Salim Ali) Paradise Flycatcher(Shah Bulbul- The state bird of MP) conservation It is an Important Bird Area (IBA)
19	Sailana	1983	12	Ratlam	Paradise Flycatcher(Shah Bulbul- The state bird of MP)
20	Ralamandal	1989	2.34	Indore	It is the smallest wildlife sanctuary of the state Fauna– Lion leopard spotted deer, black buck, It has the state’s 1st wild animal awareness center
21	Orchha	1994	45	Niwari	Fauna– Spotted deer, Nilgai Betwa and Jamini river flows through it
22	Narsighgarh	1974	60	Rajgarh	Fauna– leopard, spotted deer, black buck, Chamois, Gaur, Owl It has Narsinghgarh Fort which is also called “Kashmir of Malwa” Other famous places are Chidikho lake, Haji wali dargah, Bada Mahadev Prehistoric rock and wall painting are found here
23	Rani Durgawati	1997	24	Damoh	Fauna – leopard, Spotted deer
24	Gangau	1979	68	Panna	It is for conservation of wild water Bafflo reserve. It also has the only Reptile park in the state

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Biosphere Reserves in Madhya Pradesh

UNESCO launched the Biosphere Reserve program in 1973-74, which is known as the Man and Biosphere Program. MP Biosphere reserves are around three in official notification and are included in the UNESCO World Wide Network.

Biosphere Reserve	Year	Area	About
Panchmarhi	3 March 1999	Hoshangabad, Betul, Chhindawara	It is the state’s 1st biosphere reserve and the country’s 11th biosphere reserve. It includes Satpura National Park, Panchmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary, and Bori wildlife sanctuary
Amarkantak- Achanakmar	30 March 2005	Dindiri, Anuppur (MP), Bilaspur (CG)	It shares an area with Chattisgarh It is the 2nd Biosphere Reserve of the state and India’s 14th reserve
Panna	25 August 2011	Panna, Chhatarpur	It is 3rd Biosphere reserve of state and 18th Biosphere reserve of India Ken river flows through the reserve. recently, it was in news due to its induction into the UNESCO World Wide network.

State Board of Wildlife

It amended the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
It is a statutory body under section 6 of the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment act 2002.
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is the Chairman and Forest Minister is the Vice-chairman of this body.
It is an advisory body.
The board meets twice every year.