Which Indian state has got its first elephant colony due to staying b...
Madhya Pradesh gets its first elephant colony due to elephants staying back after straying into the state’s famous Bandhavgarh National Park.
Last November, elephants in herds, 38 of them, wandered into the forests of Bandhavgarh looking for food and water, like each year.
A year on, they have stayed back in Madhya Pradesh for the first time, choosing not to return to the withering forests of north Chhattisgarh.
The herd has found plenty of space, food, and water within the core area of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, and that’s why it may have stayed back.
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve:-
Located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh.
In 1968, it was notified as a national park.
In 1993, it was declared a tiger reserve- under the Project Tiger Network at the neighbouring Panpatha Sanctuary.
The National Park Derives Its Name From The legends Of Ramayana.
It Is Believed That The Fort Inside The Park Was Built By Lord Rama And Given To His Brother Lakshman And Hence The Name Bandhavgarh (Bandhav – Brother And Garh – Fort).