Mammals & Reptiles | Birds | White Tigers | Season
Situated on the Vindhyachal ranges the Bandhavgarh National Park was once the private hunting reserve of the Maharajas of Reva. Spread over 448 square km, the topography is steep hillocks, grasslands in valleys and numerous rivulets that constitute the life line of this fragile ecosystem. The unique biodiversity at the Bandhavgarh National park in Madhya Pradesh, India is due to the vast topographical differences that exist within the limits of the Bandhavgarh forests.
The vegetation at the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India mostly consists of moist deciduous forests interspersed with bamboo thickets and mixed forests. In fact the commonly identifiable tree in the dry deciduous forests at the Bandhavgarh National Park is the Sal.
Bandhavgarh National Park provides a natural habitat for around than 22 species of mammals, 70 species of butterflies and 255 species of birds. The Bandhavgarh National Park has a special significance as this sprawling wildlife reserve is the last home of the endangered White Tiger and an integral part of Project Tiger.
MAMMALS & REPTILES :
The commonly sighted wildlife at the Bandhavgarh National Park include animals such as the Tigers, Chausinghas (Four Horned Antelope) , Dholes, Leopards Barking Deer (Munjtac), Sambhars(Indian Stag), Honey Badgers, Jackals, Gaurs (Indian Bison), Porcupines, Chinkaras (Indian Gazelle), Squirrels, Ruddy Mongoose, Ratels, Nilgais(Blue Bull), Jungle Cats, Hyenas & Wild Boars.
The reptile population in the park includes Cobras, Karaits, Vipers, Ratsnakes, Pythons, Lizards and Turtles. The two primate species - the Rhesus Macaque and the Hanuman Langur also inhabit the Park.
BIRDS :
Some of the commonly seen birds at the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India are Indian Plaintive Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Pied Cuckoo, Asian Koel, White-rumped Needletail, Sirkeer Malkoha, Green Bee-eater, Rose-ringed Parakeet, White-rumped Spinetail, Collared Scops Owl, Blossom-headed Parakeet, Alexandrine Parakeet, Black-shouldered Kite, Osprey, Little Ring Plover, Black-bellied Tern, Honey Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Painted Sandgrouse, Black Coot, Little Stint, River Lapwing, Bronze-winged Jacana, Greater Painted-snipe, Rufous Turtle Dove, Grey Nightjar, Moorhen, House Swift, Ruddy Shelduck, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Red-crested Pochard, Eurasian Wryneck, Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, White-naped Woodpecker and other birds.
WHITE TIGERS :
It was at the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh that the famous white tigers of Rewa were discovered for the first time.
White Tigers or Panthera Tigris is affectionately referred to as the Bengal tiger in India. White Tigers are large animals that belong to the cat family and are almost 3 meters long and weigh about 180 to 285 kilograms.
The fur of the white tigers seen in Asia is quite rich and luxuriant and the brown stripes on their bodies are very dark and prominent. The Bengal tigers or white tigers are rare species that are born to tawny tigers that carry the rare gene that contributes to the unusual white coloring. White tigers usually have blue eyes and the lush white fur on their bodies is ornamented with dark brown, almost chocolate colored stripes that make them exquisitely beautiful.
White tigers live comfortably in marshy and densely populated areas and are excellent swimmers though they are not very good climbers. White tigers are solitary and nocturnal animals and prefer to hunt alone. Unfortunately there are very few white tigers left on the face of this earth mainly due to constant and irresponsible poaching.
SEASON :
The Baghela Museum houses personal belongings of the Maharaja of Rewa, who once maintained Bandhavgarh as his personal hunting ground. This museum near the Tala village is worth a visit for its display of a stuffed white tiger captured by Maharaja Martand Singh in 1951.
Situated on the Vindhyachal ranges the Bandhavgarh National Park was once the private hunting reserve of the Maharajas of Reva. Spread over 448 square km, the topography is steep hillocks, grasslands in valleys and numerous rivulets that constitute the life line of this fragile ecosystem. The unique biodiversity at the Bandhavgarh National park in Madhya Pradesh, India is due to the vast topographical differences that exist within the limits of the Bandhavgarh forests.
The vegetation at the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India mostly consists of moist deciduous forests interspersed with bamboo thickets and mixed forests. In fact the commonly identifiable tree in the dry deciduous forests at the Bandhavgarh National Park is the Sal.
Bandhavgarh National Park provides a natural habitat for around than 22 species of mammals, 70 species of butterflies and 255 species of birds. The Bandhavgarh National Park has a special significance as this sprawling wildlife reserve is the last home of the endangered White Tiger and an integral part of Project Tiger.
MAMMALS & REPTILES :
The commonly sighted wildlife at the Bandhavgarh National Park include animals such as the Tigers, Chausinghas (Four Horned Antelope) , Dholes, Leopards Barking Deer (Munjtac), Sambhars(Indian Stag), Honey Badgers, Jackals, Gaurs (Indian Bison), Porcupines, Chinkaras (Indian Gazelle), Squirrels, Ruddy Mongoose, Ratels, Nilgais(Blue Bull), Jungle Cats, Hyenas & Wild Boars.
The reptile population in the park includes Cobras, Karaits, Vipers, Ratsnakes, Pythons, Lizards and Turtles. The two primate species - the Rhesus Macaque and the Hanuman Langur also inhabit the Park.
BIRDS :
Some of the commonly seen birds at the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India are Indian Plaintive Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Pied Cuckoo, Asian Koel, White-rumped Needletail, Sirkeer Malkoha, Green Bee-eater, Rose-ringed Parakeet, White-rumped Spinetail, Collared Scops Owl, Blossom-headed Parakeet, Alexandrine Parakeet, Black-shouldered Kite, Osprey, Little Ring Plover, Black-bellied Tern, Honey Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Painted Sandgrouse, Black Coot, Little Stint, River Lapwing, Bronze-winged Jacana, Greater Painted-snipe, Rufous Turtle Dove, Grey Nightjar, Moorhen, House Swift, Ruddy Shelduck, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Red-crested Pochard, Eurasian Wryneck, Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, White-naped Woodpecker and other birds.
WHITE TIGERS :
It was at the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh that the famous white tigers of Rewa were discovered for the first time.
White Tigers or Panthera Tigris is affectionately referred to as the Bengal tiger in India. White Tigers are large animals that belong to the cat family and are almost 3 meters long and weigh about 180 to 285 kilograms.
The fur of the white tigers seen in Asia is quite rich and luxuriant and the brown stripes on their bodies are very dark and prominent. The Bengal tigers or white tigers are rare species that are born to tawny tigers that carry the rare gene that contributes to the unusual white coloring. White tigers usually have blue eyes and the lush white fur on their bodies is ornamented with dark brown, almost chocolate colored stripes that make them exquisitely beautiful.
White tigers live comfortably in marshy and densely populated areas and are excellent swimmers though they are not very good climbers. White tigers are solitary and nocturnal animals and prefer to hunt alone. Unfortunately there are very few white tigers left on the face of this earth mainly due to constant and irresponsible poaching.
SEASON :
The Baghela Museum houses personal belongings of the Maharaja of Rewa, who once maintained Bandhavgarh as his personal hunting ground. This museum near the Tala village is worth a visit for its display of a stuffed white tiger captured by Maharaja Martand Singh in 1951.
