List of Protected areas of Madhya Pradesh explained

Protected areas in Madhya Pradesh include 12 National Parks, 24 Wildlife sanctuaries and 3 Biosphere Reserves.

National Parks

Madhya Pradesh is home to 12 of India's National Parks:

Name	Year of Notification	Area (sq.km.)
Bandhavgarh National Park^[1] ^[2]	1968	448.842
Ghughua Fossil Park	1983	0.27
Kanha Tiger Reserve	1955	941.793
Kuno National Park	2018	748.761
Madhav National Park	1959	375.23
Panna National Park	1981	542.66
Pench National Park	1975	292.857
Sanjay National Park	1981	464.643
Satpura Tiger Reserve	1981	528.729
Van Vihar National Park	1979	4.452
Dinosaur Fossils National Park	2011	0.89
Omkareshwar National Park	2004	293

Madhya Pradesh is also home to 25 Wildlife sanctuaries:

Name	Year of Notification	Area (sq.km.)
Bandhavghar Wildlife Sanctuary^[3]	1978	478
Bori Wildlife Sanctuary	1977	485.715
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary	1981	368.62
Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary	1981	510.64
Karera Wildlife Sanctuary	1981	202.21
Ken Gharial Sanctuary	1981	45.2
Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary	1982	134.778
Narsinghgarh Wildlife Sanctuary	1978	57.19
National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary	1978	435
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary	1984	1197.04
Orcha Wildlife Sanctuary	1994	44.914
Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary	1983	245.842
Pench Tiger Reserve	1975	118.473
Phen Wildlife Sanctuary	1983	110.704
Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary	1989	2.345
Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary	1978	910.638
Sailana Wildlife Sanctuary	1983	12.965
Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary	1983	348.121
Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary	1976	312.036
Son Gharial Sanctuary	1981	83.684
Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary	1997	23.973

Biosphere reserves of Madhya Pradesh^[4]
	Year	Location	Type	Key fauna	Area (km²)
1	1999			Giant squirrel, flying squirrel	4981.72
2	2005			Four-horned antelope, Indian wild dog, sarus crane, white-rumped vulture, sacred grove bush frog	3835
3	2011	Parts of Panna district and Chhatarpur district	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests	Bengal tiger, Chinkara, Nilgai, Sambar deer, and Sloth bear	2998.98^[5]