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Satpura National Park is located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh in India. Its name is derived from the Satpura range. It covers an area of . Satpura National Park, along with the adjoining Bori and Panchmarhi wildlife sanctuaries, provides of unique central Indian highland ecosystem. It was set up in 1981. The terrain of the national park is extremely rugged and consists of sandstone peaks, narrow gorges, ravines and dense forests. The altitude ranges from . It has Dhoopgarh peak as high as and the almost level plains of Churna. The nearest town to the national park is Pachmarhi and the nearest railhead is Piparia away. The state capital Bhopal is away. Satpura National Park is very rich in biodiversity. The animals here are tiger, leopard, sambar, chital, Indian muntjac, nilgai, four-horned antelope, chinkara, gaur , wild boar, wild dog, bear, black buck, fox, porcupine, flying squirrel, mouse deer, Indian giant squirrel, etc. There are a variety of birds. Hornbills and peafowl are common birds found here.The flora consists of mainly sal, teak, tendu, Phyllanthus emblica, mahua, bel, bamboo, and grasses and medicinal plants. In previous years, there have been sightings of tigers, dholes, Indian gaur and barasingha, although these are rare.〔National Council of Educational Research and Training. "Science: Textbook for Class VIII". Publication Department, 2010, p. 83.〕 ==Reintroduction of barasingha and transferring tigers== Some barasingha will be relocated here from Kanha National Park. There is a project to capture about 20 Bengal tigers and relocate them from Kanha National Park.〔(Reintroduction of Barasingha: Kanha National Park – Satpura Tiger Reserve )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Satpura National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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