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Wildlife in Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh
National Park was the former hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Rewa
and at present is a famous natural hub for White Tigers. White Tigers,
now a major attraction around the world's zoos, were first discovered
in Rewa, not far from here. The terrain is broken, with rocky hill
ranges, running roughly east west, interspersed with grassy swamps and
forested valleys.
Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the finest national park in the
India and has the distinction of harboring the highest concentration
of tigers per unit area of forest. The Bandhavgarh National Park is
spread over on area of 448 sq km with a cross area of 105 sq km. At
the center of the park is the bandhavgarh hill, rising 811 meters
above sea level and surrounding it are a sloping valleys, These
valleys end in small, swampy meadows locally known as bohera.
Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968. Since then many
steps have been taken to retain.
Bandhavgarh National Park as an unspoilt national habitat for a
variety of wildlife peculiar to the area. These includes gaur (Indian
bison), sloth bear, leopard, porcupine, wild boar, sambhar and spotted
deer, among others and of course, the tiger.
This forest nestled among the Vindhya hills came into existence in
1968 when the Maharaja of Rewa handed over the area to the government
for it's formation. At the time when it was handed over to the
government, the fauna was not faring too well due to the difficulty in
the control of poaching. Once this became a protected area, the animal
population took a drastic turn and began to flourish. At this time,
the entire park covered an area of 106 square kilometers whereas it
presently consists of an area of 448 square kilometers. These much
required extensions, to the northern and southern areas, of the park
were done in 1982. These areas consisted primarily of Sal forests,
which is the main tree-cover found in the entire park along with
Bamboo. It was finally declared a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in
1993.
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