Bandhavgarh National Park

Coordinates: 23°41′58″N 80°57′43″E / 23.69944°N 80.96194°E / 23.69944; 80.96194
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Bandhavgarh National Park
Tiger Reserve in 1993
Visitors176,051 (in 2022)[1]
Governing bodyMadhya Pradesh Forest Department
forest.mponline.gov.in/

Bandhavgarh National Park is a

Tiger Reserve
in 1993. The current core area is spread over 716 square kilometres (276 sq mi).

This park has a large

Maharajas of Rewa. Historically villagers and their cattle have been at a threat from the tiger. Rising mining activities around the park are putting the tigers at risk. The park derives its name from the most prominent hill of the area, which is said to have been given by Lord Rama to his brother Lakshmana to keep a watch on Lanka (Bandhav = Brother, Garh = Fort). The fort was built by a Gond Dynasty
king.

Structure

The three main zones of the national park are Tala, Magdhi and Khitauli. Tala is the richest zone in terms of biodiversity, mainly tigers. Altogether, these three ranges comprise the 'core' of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, constituting a total area of 716 km2.

Fauna

Tiger pawprints
Hanuman langur

With the tiger at the

rainy season
.

One of the biggest attractions of this national park is the

natural death. But some [who?] claim that he was injured by the locals from the village in the buffer area. Now, the most prominent tiger in Tala zone of Bandhavgarh National Park is Bamera (died recently). However, of late[when?] he has been challenged on several occasions by a new male. Blue Eyes (died recently due to drug over dose) and Mukunda are the dominant males of Magdhi and Khitauli zone respectively. The females who are seen more frequently are Rajbehra, Mirchaini, Banbehi, Mahaman, Sukhi Pattiya and Damdama. There are quite a few cubs also who are either in sub-adult stage or have entered adulthood and are separate now.[citation needed
]

Brown fish owl at Bandhavgarh.

The reserve is also densely populated with other species: the

Kanha
.

Reintroduction of gaur

Bandhavgarh National Park had a small population of gaur, but due to disease passed from cattle to them, all of them died. The project of reintroduction of gaurs dealt with shifting some gaurs from

Kanha National Park to Bandhavgarh. 50 animals were shifted by the winter of 2012. This project was executed by Madhya Pradesh Forest department, Wildlife Institute of India and Taj Safaris by technical collaboration.[2]

Transportation

Bandavgarh National Park is roughly 4.5hrs (~200kms) drive from the nearest major city, Jabalpur. Jabalpur is very well connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Indore via air travel. Bandhavgarh does not have the airport facility for mainstream flights, but Jabalpur city, which is the nearest city to Bandhavgarh, has good air connectivity with major cities of India. Private charters can land near Bandhavgarh National Park, Umaria district also has a small air-strip facility for charter planes. Jabalpur Airport (199 km/04:30hrs) is the best option to reach Bandhavgarh National Park as it is connected to: Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Bhopal, with these airline options AirIndia, SpiceJet & IndiGo.

Train

Travel by train is another good option. Travel to Umaria station by train and hire a cab or taxi to the National Park.

Birds

Some of the typical and peculiar birds found in Bandhavgarh national park are

See also

References

  1. ^ "15L tourists visited MP's 11 national parks till July". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Reintroduction of Gaur (Indian Bison) in Bandhavgarh National Park". Archived from the original on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-16.

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