Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary:
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said that Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary will become the third home for cheetahs in the state.
- It is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1975.
- It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
- The entire sanctuary is situated on a plateau, forming part of the upper Vindhyan range.
- It acts as a corridor for Panna Tiger Reserve and Satpura Tiger Reserve while indirectly connecting Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve via Rani Durgawati Wildlife Sanctuary.
- It is classified under the Deccan peninsula biogeographic region and forms part of the Ganga and Narmada basins.
- The forest type of this sanctuary is classified as the Tropical Dry Deciduous forest which consists of the Central Indian monsoon forests.
- Three fourth of Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary falls in the Yamuna [Ganges] basin and one fourth of the sanctuary falls in the Narmada basin.
- The north flowing Kopra River, Bamner River, Bearma River, which are tributaries of the Ken River, are the major rivers of this sanctuary.
- Flora: Teak, Saja, Dhaora, Bhirra, Ber, Bel, Mahua, Tendu, Gunja and Amla etc.
- Fauna: Tiger, Panther, Sloth-beer wild dog, blue bull, chinkara, spotted deer, sambhar etc.
