Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary
| Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Map of India | |
| Location | Mandsaur and Nimach districts Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 24°38′02″N 82°29′45″E / 24.633800°N 82.495970°E[1] |
| Area | 478 km2 (185 sq mi) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Governing body | Government of Madhya Pradesh |
Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Sidhi district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[2]
Overview
[edit]Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary spread across the Vindhya mountain ranges and plains in Sidhi district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[3] The total area of sanctuary is 478 square kilometers, of which 231.05 square kilometers is protected forest.[4] The Belan River flows through the boundaries of Bagdara and Kaimur wildlife sanctuaries on the northern side of the sanctuary, while the Sone River forms the southern boundary.[4] The wildlife sanctuary is bordered by the districts of Mirzapur (north, west) and Sonbhadra (north, east) of Uttar Pradesh, and Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh (west).[5]
The wildlife sanctuary area, except for the protected forest area, is inhabited. Villages like Bagdara revenue village, Bichhi, etc. are located inside the sanctuary.[2][6] Total human population inside the sanctuary is 20,107.[2] Tribal communities such as Gonds, Kols, and Baigas live here.[4]
Origin of name
[edit]The word "Bagdara", which literally means "home of tigers", is a combination of the words "bag" meaning tiger and "dara" meaning house.[3]
Flora and fauna
[edit]83 species belonging to 72 genera and 34 angiosperm families were recorded from the mixed deciduous forest of the Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary.[6] Species like Boswellia serrata, Adina cordifolia, Madhuca longifolia, Butea monosperma, Senegalia catechu and Woodfordia fruticosa are found here.[4] Other than Bengal tigers, sanctuary is also home to animals like Indian leopard, Asian elephant, Himalayan black bear, Indian wolf, blackbuck, nilgai, chinkara, sambar deer, chital, hyena, jackal, Bengal fox, colobinae and sloth bear.[4][7]
History
[edit]Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1978.[3] Recognizing the need to protect tigers and their natural habitat, the Indian government selected this area, one of the major tiger habitats in Madhya Pradesh, to be a wildlife sanctuary.
To reach here
[edit]Although located in Madhya Pradesh state, the sanctuary is in the border with Uttar Pradesh and the nearest town and railway station is Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh and nearest airport is Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Raman, T. R. Shankar (20 February 2011). "eBird Checklist - 20 Feb 2011 - Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary - 34 species (+2 other taxa)". ebird.org.
- ^ a b c Tiwari, Shiv Kumar (1998). National Parks of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-950-4.
- ^ a b c "Bagdara wildlife sanctuary wildlife & tourism information at Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh". www.madhya-pradesh-tourism.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Assessing the Potential for Reintroducing the Cheetah in India" (PDF). Page: 69
- ^ Dwivedi, Ajendra (January 2018). "Taxonomic study on mammalian resources of Bagdara sanctuary, Sidhi (M.P.)" (PDF). International Journal of Zoology Studies. 3 (1): 39–43. ISSN 2455-7269.
- ^ a b Singh, Ram Gopal; Singh, Awadh Raj. "Floristic composition, life-forms and biological spectrum of Bagdara forest in Singrauli District, Madhya Pradesh, India" (PDF). International Journal of Applied Research 2023. 9 (10): 126–131.
- ^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries In Madhya Pradesh". the enews. 3 June 2024.
- ^ Negi, Sharad Singh (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India. Indus Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-81-7387-128-3.