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The forests of Bandhavgarh are the white tiger jungles of the yesteryears. However, no white tigers have been reported from the wild in the last 50 years, and it is believed that less than a dozen have been seen in India in about a hundred years. And yet when white tigers were sighted, it was right here in
Bandhavgarh. |
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 Once
a hunting reserve of the royal family of Rewa in
more recent times, Bandhavgarh was
declared a park in 1968. This is also the site
where the famous WHITE TIGERS of
Rewa were discovered.
Wandering through the Bandhavgarh national park
on an Elephant Back, the chances of seeing a
tiger are quite good. Among the other wild
attractions include, Nilgai, Chausingha,
Chital, Chinkara, Wild Boar and sometimes a Fox
or Jackal. |
Madhya
Pradesh. The national park is situated at 197 km away
north-east of
Jabalpur. This wild life park derived its very name from an ancient fort in the area. Bandhawgarh National Park belongs to the Vindhyan mountain ranges of central India and it boasts to have the highest density of tiger population in the country. Now there are about 46 to 52 tigers one can spot here.