Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh was on Monday declared a tiger reserve following in-principle approval from the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change through the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
About Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary
Location: Situated in Raisen and Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.
Major sites: Encompasses a World Heritage Site “Bhimbetka Rock Shelters” and many other sites like Ginnourgarh Fort, POW camp, Keri Mahadeo, Jholiyapur dam etc.
Flora and Fauna:
The forest in Ratapani is dry deciduous and moist deciduous type, with 55 percent of area covered by teak.
Major animals are tigers, leopard, sloth bear, hyena, spotted deer, sambar deer etc.
