Bandhavgarh Fauna

Bandhavgarh is blessed with a large variety of residents - both in terms of animals and birds. In the category of animals, it is possible to sight tigers, leopards, gaur (Indian Bison-although some say this is no longer seen), chital (spotted deer), Sambar deer, Dholes, nilgais, wild boars, chinkaras, sloth bears, rhesus macaques, black faced langurs, jungle cats, hyenas, porcupines, jackals, foxes, wild dogs, chausinghas and ratels, among others. It is the density of it's big cat population that has made Bandhavgarh really famous across the globe.

Tiger cubs with their mother at a fresh kill is as exciting as any sightings can get!

Many of it's tigers have played pivot roles of numerous films made on wildlife. In Bandhavgarh, one gets to see some of the larger specimens of wild boar, Sambhar Deer and Barking Deer found anywhere in the country.