Satpura National Park

• Jungles of Satpura are one of the oldest reserve forests of India and this Jungle is a vast tranquil protected area within the Satpura Mountain range of the Central Indian Landscape; mostly unadulterated from human influence.
• This unique area is part of the first Biosphere reserve of Madhya Pradesh and is endowed with one of the richest biodiversity in Central India, which includes rich floral, faunal, and cultural attributes.
• Satpura, derived from Sanskrit means  "Seven Folds" or “Seven hills”, and forms a watershed between the Narmada and Tapti Rivers which is triangular having a unique combination found only here that Sal forests exist on the plateau part with the lower plain area having Teak forests.
• Satpura National Park is one of the only ecosystems in Central India that houses the Indian Giant squirrel and Malabar Whistling Thrush, which are species otherwise commonly found in the Western Ghats, raising a very interesting hypothesis about how this region was a land bridge between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Himalayas.