Madhav
National Park lies between Agra-Bombay road and
Jhansi-Shivpuri Road. It is spread over an area of 157.58
Sq. Kms. A drive through the park watching animals is very
exhilarating experience.
The Park is haven for wildlife and wildlife – buffs. The
park remains open throughout the year and boasts of large
numbers of chinkara, Indian gazelle and chital.
The
nilgai, sambar, chausingha, blackbuck, sloth bear, leopard
and the common langur are the other inhabitants of the
sprawling park. The national park is equally rich in bird
life; Chandpata, the artificial lake, is the winter abode
of migratory geese, pochard, pintail, teal, mallard and
gadwall. Other residents include the cormorant, laggar
falcon, paradise flycatcher and golden oriole. Loud
cracking notes of whitebrested kingfisher flying
past,harsh crocking of grey heron or quacking of spotbill
duck and numerous lesser whistling teals resting at the
bank of lack with a leg tucked away and head folded back
in to the body; and cheetal grazing here or nilgiri
browsing there in the forest, add to the charm. The
dynamism of the dry deciduous forest at the Park is
unbelievable. Soothing lush green, impenetrable vegetation
all over during the monsoon wither to desolate brown and
Grey in summer, It nevertheless remains full of life
Indeed, Madhav National Park is an oasis in the midest of
habitation and cultivation.