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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 / 24.633800; 82.495970
Area	478 km (185 sq mi)
Established	1978

Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Sidhi district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Overview

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. The total area of sanctuary is 478 square kilometers, of which 231.05 square kilometers is protected forest. 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. 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).

The wildlife sanctuary area, except for the protected forest area, is inhabited. Bagdara revenue village is located inside the sanctuary. Tribal communities such as Gonds, Kols, and Baigas live here.

Origin of name

The word "Bagdara", which literally means "home of tigers", is a combination of the words "bag" meaning tiger and "dara" meaning house.

Flora and fauna

83 species belonging to 72 genera and 34 angiosperm families were recorded from the The mixed deciduous forest of the Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary. Species like Boswellia serrata, Adina cordifolia, Madhuca longifolia, Butea monosperma, Senegalia catechu and Woodfordia fruticosa are found here. 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.

History

Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1978. 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.

References

1. Raman, T. R. Shankar (20 February 2011). "eBird Checklist - 20 Feb 2011 - Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary - 34 species (+2 other taxa)". ebird.org.
2. ^ "Bagdara wildlife sanctuary wildlife & tourism information at Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh". www.madhya-pradesh-tourism.com.
3. ^ "Assessing the Potential for Reintroducing the Cheetah in India" (PDF). Page: 69
4. 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. "Wildlife Sanctuaries In Madhya Pradesh". the enews. 3 June 2024.

• IUCN Category IV
• Wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh
• 1978 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
• Protected areas established in 1978