Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary
The Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the most popular tourist destination of Madhya Pradesh. The sanctuary has an area of about 288 square kilometers. Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Bari Tehsil of Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary was created on 2nd July 1976 by The Government of Madhya Pradesh.
The entire area of the Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary is hilly and consists of hills, plateaus, valleys, forges, and in places plains. Most of the rivers flowing in this sanctuary are seasonal. There are two main streams in the sanctuary i.e. Ghoghara River and Barna River. Bhadaria Kund in the Ghoghara River is a permanent water source of wildlife.
Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary is the home of animal species like the Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Sambhar, Chital, and Wild Boar. Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary also housed some of the historical monuments like Choukigarh Fort, Bhandariya Temple, and the archaeological caves of Jamgarh. On the occasion of Shivaratri, a fair is organized near the Bhandariya Shiva Temple.
The forests in the Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary are of Tropical Dry deciduous types. The trees in this forest are Daora (Anogeissus latifolia), Bija (Pterocarpus marsupium), Salai (Boswellia serrata), Khair (Acacia catechu), Saja (Terminalia alata), Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon) also occur Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus). This area is also covered with Teak forests and Tropical Mixed deciduous forests.
