Imagine yourself walking into the woods, listening to the chirping of birds and melodies of the nightingale; you will feel a tinge of excitement within you, won’t you? While walking remembers to notice how the sun rays find its escape from the tress and hit the ground bottom, such small wonders are worth noticing. Apart from this, the detox air makes your breathing better, you feel the freshness in your throat and that freshness is so addictive that you may refuse to leave the place. If you’re searching for this kind of experience then Bandhavgarh National Park is the place for you to visit. Bandhavgarh national park is spread over the area of 105km2 and was declared a national park in 1968. This park is located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. The buffer of this park is spread in totals of 820km2 over the forest divisions of Umaria and Katni. How this park got its name is a whole different story. Bandhavgarh means brother’s fort. At the time of rescuing Mata Sita, Lord Ram asked his younger brother Laxman to keep an eye on Lanka since then this place is known as Bandhavgarh. This national park is very rich in biodiversity and moreover, this park is popularly known for the highest tiger population in India. The very first tiger was captured by Maharaja Martanda Mohan in this region in 1951. This tiger is now stuffed and is on display in the palace of the Maharaja of Rewa. In the past years, the lives of villagers and castles were in danger from tigers but now the rising of mining activities are putting the tiger’s life in danger. If not stopped soon the wildlife which is already in the endanger will soon vanish from the earth. So the awareness of wildlife preservation is a very crucial topic to take some serious steps over it.
History of Bandhavgarh National Park
This park has a rich historical past. Bandhavgarh national park was originally maintained as a game preserve for the maharaja of Rewa and their guests. In 1947, when the Rewa state was merged with Madhya Pradesh, Maharaja of Rewa still somehow was able to maintain their hunting rights. Although in 1968, special conservation was taken when the area was constituted as National Park. In 1972, a new project was introduced. The name of the project was “Project Tiger” and soon thereafter Wildlife protection act 1972 came into force. To extend the area of Bandhavgarh up to 448km2, three ranges were reduced to make this possible.
Fauna of Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park is rich in biodiversity so the visitors will witness the beauty of 37 species of mammals, 250 species of birds, 80 species of Butterflies, and the number of Reptiles. This is not the real beauty of this park is the sighting of tigers in the jungle. The visitors can see almost 22 tigers in the area of 105km2 as they are high in density. There is a saying about Bandhavgarh National Park that, “In other parks, you’re lucky to see a tiger but in Bandhavgarh, you are unlucky if you don’t see one”. The density in the entire world of Bengal tiger is in this National Park only. A tiger name charger was the first male to be living since 1990. This tiger appears on the cover of national geography and is the second most photographed tiger in the world. This park has a small population of Gaur as well but due to some disease all of them died and then later on some of the animals were shifted from Kanha National Park and this whole project was undertaken by the Madhya Pradesh forest department wildlife institute of India and Taj Safaris by Technical collaboration.
Reasons to visit Bandhavgarh National Park
Do you know the ratio rule of 80:20, it is applied everywhere. In your life out of every ten experiences, eight will be bad ones but the other two experiences are worth living for. So if you want to add on some wonderful experiences that are worth to add on in your life then visiting this park will surely help you. To witness the beauty of someone’s existence worth this shot of visiting this National Park. One will be able to see, Asiatic Jackal, Bengal Fox, Sloth Bear, Ratel, Gray Mongoose, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Leopard and Tiger, Nilgai, Gaur, Sambar, Spotted Deer, etc.
Activities to do in Bandhavgarh National Park
We as a human civilization have come so far that little pleasures of life don’t impress us anymore. Each day we come across a crazy idea that blows our mind away. We are so much fascinated by the technology that we sometimes forget that the real beauty lies in seeing the sunsets, appreciating the beauty of nature or watching the colors blending in the sky. Bandhavgarh National Park is here to give you this opportunity. It resides on the extreme North Eastern border of Madhya Pradesh and the Northern edges of Satpura mountain ranges.
Jeep Safari
This Park is popular for sighting the tigers in the jeep safari and other wildlife as well. Here one can experience one of a kind experience.
Sheesh, Shaiya
This place holds a rich blend of cultural beauty as well apart from the sighting of tigers. It has some rare statue of lord Vishnu in Tala zone which is a treat for the eyes.
Bandhavgarh Fort
On the highest plateau from the tiger tour of the park one can see the mesmerizing view of beauty.
Badi Gufa
It is one of the biggest caves in the Bandhavgarh National park, dates back to the 10th century. These caves used to give shelter to the army of the king during the medieval period.
