Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Kuno National Park is national park and List of wildlife sanctuaries of India, Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, India. It derives its name from Kuno River. It was established in 1981 as a wildlife sanctuary with an initial area of in the Sheopur district, Sheopur and Morena districts. In 2018, it was given the status of a national park. It is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion. History Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1981 with an initial area of about . In the 1990s, it was selected as a possible site to implement the Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project, which aimed at establishing a second lion population in India. Between 1998 and 2003, about 1,650 inhabitants of 24 villages were resettled to sites outside the protected area. Most of the inhabitants were Saharia tribal people. The villages were also home to Jatav, Brahmin, Gujjar, Kushwaha and Yadav people. An area of surrounding the wildlife sanctuary was added as a buffer zone to hum ...
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Kuno River
The Kuno River is one of the main tributaries of the Chambal River. It flows through the Kuno National Park from south to north, draining the other rivulets and Tributaries into Chambal River in Morena Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. G ... at MP-Rajasthan border. It is 180 km long and originates from the Shivpuri Plateau. Passing through districts like: Guna, Shivpuri, Baran, Sheopur and Morena. Chambal River Rivers of Madhya Pradesh Sheopur district Rivers of India {{India-river-stub ...
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