Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh India

This sanctuary is situated at Vijaypur and Sheopur tehsils in Sheopur district. It is 15 km. from the Sesaipura bus stand on Shivpuri-Sheopur road. It can be approached by bus or taxi from Sesaipura bus stand. It can also be approached from Pohari of district Shivpuri at the distance of 25 km. The sanctuary is situated in an isolated hill, sloping in all directions.

This sanctuary falls in the semi-arid zone and has a typical terrain of Central Indian highlands, interspersed with meadows and woodlands. The soil is sandy and sandy-loam, depicting a spatial variation in depth. River kuno, a tributary of Chambal River, bisects the sanctuary vertically from north to south. It covers an area of 5.90 square kilometers in the sanctuary. A number of major nallahs like Kudikheda, Lankahkhoh, Durredi, Aamkhoh, etc., originate from the gorges situated on the west, join river Kuno. Similarly, the Dabhona nallah, Naharkunda nallah, Gangoli nallah etc. originate from the eastern khohs and meet the Kuno River at diverse sites.

All the faunal representatives belonging to the dry deciduous forest of Central India can be seen in the Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary i.e. Panther, Chital, Tiger, Sambhar, Chinkara, Black Deer, Bear, Chausingha, Jungle cat, Blue bull, Barking Deer, Jackals, Hyena, Monkey, Wild Boar, Kobra, Nag, Fox, Python, Kala Teetar, Tree pie, Peacock, Golden Orioles, Rollers, Jangli, Drongo, murgi, Phakta, Teetar, Bhura, etc. This sanctuary consists of dry deciduous forests interspersed with grasslands. The trees found here are Kardhai, Gurjan, Kusum, Kher, Guner, Haldoo, Mahua, Kullu, Semal, Bahera, Kahua, Tendu, Harsingar, Bel, Chind, Palas, Anwala, Satawar, etc.