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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 which 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
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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
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