NationalparksinIndiaare IUCN categoryII(NationalPark) protectedareas.

IUCNprotectedareacategories,or IUCNprotectedareamanagementcategories,arecategoriesusedtoclassify protectedareas inasystem

developedbythe InternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature (IUCN).

The WildlifeProtectionAct,1972 isan Act ofthe ParliamentofIndia enactedforprotectionofplantsandanimalspecies.

Before1972, India onlyhadfivedesignated nationalparks.

India'sfirstnationalparkwasestablishedin1936asHaileyNationalPark,nowknownas JimCorbettNationalPark,Uttarakhand.

ProjectTiger isa tiger conservationprogrammelaunchedin1973bythe GovernmentofIndia during PrimeMinister IndiraGandhi'stenure.

9Nationalparksand6tigerreserves.

Kanha NationalPark

Kanha TigerReserve,alsocalled Kanha NationalPark,isoneofthe tigerreservesofIndia andthelargest nationalpark of MadhyaPradesh,statein

theheartofIndia.

Thepresent-dayKanha areawasdividedintotwosanctuaries,Hallon andBanjar,of250and300 km2 respectively.

Kanha NationalParkwascreatedon1June1955andin1973wasmadetheKanha TigerReserveUnderTigerProject.

Todayitstretchesintwodistricts Mandla and Balaghat.Kanha NationalParkextendsoveranareaofover1,940squarekm,ofwhich940

squarekmisdesignatedcoreareaandtherestisbuffer.

Togetherwithasurroundingbufferzoneof1,067 km2 andtheneighboring110 km2 Phen Sanctuary itformstheKanha TigerReserve.

ThismakesitthelargestNationalParkinCentralIndia.

Theparkhasasignificantpopulationof Bengaltiger, Indianleopards,the slothbear, barasingha and Indianwilddog.

ItisalsothefirsttigerreserveinIndiatoofficiallyintroduceamascot,"Bhoorsingh theBarasingha“

Furthertheparkisbeingdividedinto6rangesforbettermanagement:

Kisli,Kanha,Sarhi andMukki inthewesternblock;andBhaisanghat andSupkhar intheeasternsectorwhichareclosedforthepublic

TheInternationalTigerDaywasorganizedbytheKanha TigerReserveonthe29thJuly,2017,attheBaghira JungleResort,

Mocha

In2017,theInternationalTigerDaywascelebratedwiththeslogan

FreshEcologyForTigers’Protection.

Thedaywasfoundedin2010attheSt.PetersburgTigerSummit,withtheaimtodoublethebigcatpopulationby

2022.

TheInternationalTigerDaywasorganizedbytheKanha TigerReserveonthe29thJuly,2017,attheBaghira JungleResort,

Mocha

In2017,theInternationalTigerDaywascelebratedwiththeslogan

FreshEcologyForTigers’Protection.

Thedaywasfoundedin2010attheSt.PetersburgTigerSummit,withtheaimtodoublethebigcatpopulationby

2022.

TheInternationalTigerDay29thJuly,2017

Stampswerealsoissued,onlythe2nd inthehistoryofKanha NationalParkthat

stampswereissued

1June1955

1June2005

50th anniversary

Chutka nuclear project in Madhya Pradesh

Farmer protests

The site is about 100km from Jabalpur and the famous marble rock formations on the Narmada and a mere 35k from Kanha

national park.

3 districts affectedMandla, Jabalpurand Seoni districts

Controversy

NestledamidstthethickjunglesofKanha NationalParkinMadhyaPradeshliesJholar village.

Baigas areasparselydistributedtribal community andaparticularlyvulnerabletribalgroup.Mostclaimtheywere

forcefullyevictedbyofficialsfromthenearbytigerreserveandmovedtoinadequatesettlementsinthenameofforestand

tigerconservation

Gonds and Baigas are the native tribes of the area

Thejunglehasinspiredevolutionoffiction,toowithlocalscitingRudyardKipling’s‘JungleBook’andMogli stories,

emanatingfromtheKanha-Pench corridor.

Banjar riverTheSurpan River

Panna National Park

Panna NationalPark isa nationalpark locatedin Panna and Chhatarpur districtsof MadhyaPradesh inIndia.

Itwasestablishedin1981.

Ithasanareaof542.67 km2.

Itwasdeclaredin1994 asthetwentysecond TigerreserveofIndia andthefifthinMadhyaPradesh.

Itwasdesignatedas BiosphereReserve on25August2011.

ThedamatDaudhan isproposedtobe77metres highand2,031metres wide.A221kmlongcanalwillalsobebuilttotransferthewaterfromtheKentotheBetwa riverbasintoirrigateanestimated

6.35lakhhectaresoflandinparchedBundelkhand.

The221-kmconcretecanalwillpassthroughJhansi,BandaandMahoba districtsofUttarPradeshandChhatarpur,Pannaand

Tikamgarh districtsofMP

speciessuchas“tiger,vulturesandgharialarekeyflagshipspeciesthatarelikelytobeimpactedbytheproject

In2009, PannaNationalParkmadeinternationalheadlineswhenitlosteverysingletigertopoaching

PannaNationalPark startedtomonitorthemovementoftigerwiththehelpofDronesfrom2017

Satpura NationalParkSatpura NationalPark islocatedinthe Hoshangabaddistrict of Madhya

Pradesh in India.

Itsnameisderivedfromthe Satpura range.

AlongwithadjoiningPachmarhi &Bori Sanctuaries,Satpura NationalParkitcovers1427km2,otherwiseitcoversanareaof524km2.

Itwassetupin1981

Bytheyear1999,theparkwasaddedtoTigerProject NetworkandbecameBodi-Satpura TigerReserve.

Bandhavgarh NationalPark

Itisoneofthepopular nationalparks in India locatedinthe Umaria districtof MadhyaPradesh.

Theparkderivesitsnamefromthemostprominent hillock ofthearea,whichwassaidtobegivenby Hindu Lord Rama tohis

brother Lakshmana tokeepawatchon Lanka(Ceylon).Hencethename Bandhavgarh (Sanskrit:Brother'sFort).

Bandavgarh wasdeclaredasnationalparkin1968withacoreareaof105km2.

Itwasrealizedthatprotectionofjustthe105 km2 ofprimeBandhavgarh habitatwasnotenough,soin1982,threemoreranges,namelyKhitauli,Magdhi,andKallawah wereaddedtoTala range(theoriginalBandhavgarh NationalPark)toextendtheareaof

Bandhavgarh to448 km2.

AsProjecttigerextendeditsactivitiesandareaofinfluence,Bandhavgarh wastakenintoitsfoldsin1993,andacoreareaof694 km2 wasestablishedincludingthepreviouslynamedrangesandthePanpatha Sanctuaryalongwithabufferareaof437 km2 which

wasdeclaredastheBandhavgarh TigerReserve.

Bandhavgarh hasoneofthehighestdensityof Bengaltigers knownintheworld

MaharajaMartand SinghofRewa capturedthefirstwhitetigerinthisregionin1951anditwasnamedMohan.

Madhav NationalPark

It issituatedin ShivpuriDistrict of Gwalior regioninnorthwest MadhyaPradesh, India.

Itwasnamedafter MadhoRao Scindia,theMaharajaofGwaliorbelongingtothe Scindia dynastyofthe Marathas.

Shivpuri town islocatedon Agra to Bombay NationalHighway-3.

Itwasestablishedin1958withanareaof354km2

DeepinsidetheMadhav NationalPark,atitshighestpoint,standstheGeorgeCastleataheightofalmost484.0 m(1,587.9 ft).

Thecastlewasbuiltin1911bythe Scindia ruler MadhoRao Scindia

PenchNationalPark

Itisin Seoni and Chhindwara districtsof MadhyaPradesh in India.

Itderivesitsnamefromthe PenchRiverthatflowsthroughtheparkfromnorthtosouthdividingtheparkintoalmostequalwesternandeasternhalves,

thewellforestedareasof Seoni and Chhindwara districtsrespectively.

Itwasdeclaredasanctuaryin1977 butraisedtothestatusofnationalparkin1983.

In1992,itwasestablishedasatigerreserve.

Theparkisfamousfor rafting

The Pench Tiger Reserve, spread over Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, is a crucial corridor in central India for the movement of tigers between the Pench and

Kanha reserves.

Understandably, the project to widen National Highway 7, which passes through the Pench reserve, into four lanes has become a bone of contention.

Work on the project is in full swing after the National Highways Authority of India approached the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBW) in August 2015 and secured the nod for widening 9 km of road, between Khawasa

and Rookhad in Madhya Pradesh.

FossilNationalpark

FossilsNationalPark issituatedin Mandladistrict of MadhyaPradesh in India.

This nationalpark hasplantsin fossil formthatexistedinIndiaanywherebetween40millionand150millionyearsagospread

oversevenvillagesof MandlaDistrict (Ghuguwa,Umaria,Deorakhurd,Barbaspur,Chanti-hills,Chargaon andDeori Kohani)

ItwasdeclaredNationalParkin1983.

Sanjay National Park

Sanjay National Park is a beautiful place, located in the Sidhi district of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

The park is a part of the Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve.

It was declared as National Park in the year of 1981. Total area of the park is 466.88 Km2.

Sanjay-Dubri wildlife sanctuary was established in the year of 1975. Total area of the sanctuary is 364.59 Km2.

Total area of both Sanjay-Dubri wildlife sanctuary and Sanjay national park is 831.47 Km2.

Sanjay National Park was listed as a paradise for wildlife in Madhya Pradesh State of India

A large part of the Sanjay National Park is under the control of Chhattisgarh State after its bifurcation from

Madhya Pradesh State.

Part of the Sanjay National Park that came under Chhattisgarh State Government was renamed as Guru

Ghasidas National park.

VanVihar NationalPark

ItislocatedadjacenttoUpperLakeofBhopalcityatMadhyaPradeshinCentralIndia.

Itisspreadoveranareaof4.45sq.km.areaandwasdeclaredasaNationalParkinyear1983.

Ithasbeendevelopedandmanagedasazoologicalparkinwhichwildanimalsarecagedintheirnaturalsurrounding.

Thislandisunderstrictprotection,duetoithasnowtransformedintoanislandfullofgreenerysurroundedbyhabitation.

VanVihar servesasgreenlungforthecapitaltownofMadhyaPradesh

Panna,thesix-year-oldtigerat Van Vihar hasgotanewsoftballtokillboredomandkeephimselfactive.

Chasing the ball and playing with it will give necessary exercise to the tiger

The15-kgballmadeofsoftwooddippedinmeatcreatesanaromawhichattractsthebigcat. Assoonasthearomaofmeatgetsvanishedfromtheball,thetigerislikelytoloseinterestinit.Forthat,theforestauthoritiesdiptheballinmeat

everyweek