SHIVPURI NATIONAL PARK

national park in northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It has an area of 61 square miles (158 square km). Originally the private game preserve of the rulers of the former princely state of Gwalior, the park was established as Madhya Bharat National Park in 1955. It received its present name in 1959. Located about 70 miles (110 km) south of Gwalior town on the main BombayAgra road, it consists of hills and valleys in the Vindhya Range. The park's vegetation includes mixed forests of sal (Shorea), teak, and khair (Acacia) interspersed with grassland. Tiger, leopard, langur, jackal, mouse deer, wild pig, four-horned antelope, jungle fowl, quail, and bustard inhabit the park. Lake Sakhya, or Candpatha, a man-made lake with a circumference of 7 miles (11 km), is provided with canoes and picnic sites. Tigers in the park can be photographed from protected shooting boxes.