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About Madhav National
Park
Madhav (Shivpuri) National Park 156 sq km in area,
the park is open throughout the year. Biogeographical Provinces 4.8.4
(Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest). The park enforces the conservation whic h
the area enjoyed when it was the private shooting reserve of the
Maharaja of Gwalior. It was established as the Shivpuri
National Park in 1958 simultaneously with the creation of the
State of Madhya Pradesh. It now enjoys further
protection under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Consists of level, undulating and hilly country in the Vindhyan range.
Also lake. Altitude ranges from 360-480m. With a varied terrain of
wooded hills, the forest being dry, mixed and deciduous with flat
grasslands around the lake, it offers abundant opportunities of
sighting a variety of wildlife. The vegetation in the park mixed dry
deciduous forest of somewhat poor quality.
Attraction :
The predominant species that inhabits the park is the deer, of which
the most easily sighted are the graceful little Chinkara, the Indian
gazelle, and the Chital. Other species that have their habitat in the
park are Nilgai, Sambar, Chausingha or four-horned Antelope,
Blackbuck, Sloth Bear, Leopard and the ubiquitous common Langur. Tiger
Panthera tigris (occasional), leopard Panthera pardus, striped Hyaena,
jackal Canis aureus, jungle cat Felis chaus) chital Axis axis, sambar
Cervus unicolor, nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus, four-horned antelope
(chowsingha) Tetracerus quadricornis, wild boar Sus scrofa, chinkara
(mountain gazelle) Gazella, crocodile and others.
The National park
is equally rich in the artificial lake, Chandpata, is winter home of
geese, pochard, pintail, teal, mallard and gadwall. A good site for
bird watching is where the forest track crosses the wide rocky stream
that flows from the Waste Weir. Species that frequently this spot are
Red Wattled Lapwing, Large Pied Wagtail, Pond Heron and White -
Breasted Kingfisher. The avifauna also includes Cormorant, Painted
Stork, White Ibis, Laggar Falcon, Purple Sunbird, Paradise Flycatcher
and Golden Oriole |
