| A priced jewel of enchanting Madhya Pradesh, | | | | no white tigers in the Park. |
| Bandhavgarh National Park is famous for its tigers and | | | | The Park houses boasts of 22 species of mammals |
| leopards. A wide variety of other wildlife is also found | | | | and 250 species of birds. Some of the inhabitants |
| here. Hemmed in by the Vindhyan mountain ranges, | | | | here include the Asiatic Jackal, Bengal Fox, Sloth Bear, |
| the Park is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. | | | | Ratel, Gray Mongoose, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, |
| Covering an area of 437 sq km, the Park | | | | Leopard and Tiger, Wild Pigs, Spotted Deer, Sambar, |
| encompasses dense forest, open meadows, | | | | Chausingha, Nilgai, Chinkara and Gaur, Dhole, Small |
| wetlands and steep ridges. The Park is named after | | | | Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel and Lesser Bandicoot Rat. |
| an ancient fort located in the area. It has the highest | | | | A wide variety of avian species are also spotted in |
| density of tiger population, which makes it a big hit | | | | the Park such as white browed fantails, steppe |
| with wildlife lovers. There are more than 45 tigers in | | | | eagles, green pigeons, grey malabar hornbills, black |
| the Park. It was once the hunting reserve of the | | | | and white malabar hornbills (quite a rare sighting), |
| kings of Rewa. | | | | blossom headed parakeets, parakeets, blue bearded |
| Declared a National Park in 1968, the Park was | | | | bee eaters, green bee eaters, white bellied drongos, |
| declared a Tiger Reserve in 1993. In the year 1951 | | | | owls, Jerdon's and gold fronted leaf birds, minivets, |
| Maharaja Martand Singh of Rewa caught a white | | | | woodshrikes and paradise flycatchers. |
| tiger in this area. It was named Mohan and now it has | | | | Tourists can opt for Jeep safari and elephant safari |
| been put on display in his palace. This is the reason | | | | for exploring the Park. And the best time to visit the |
| why the Park is called the 'White Tiger Jungle' as | | | | Park is from November to June. |
| white tiger was discovered here. However, there are | | | | |