Madhav National Park
156 sq kilometers in area, the park is open throughout the year, with a varied terrain of wooded hills the forests being dry, mixed and deciduous, and flat grasslands around the lake, it offers abundant opportunities of sighting a variety of wildlife. The predominant species that inhabits the park is the deer, of which the most easily sighted are the graceful little chinkara, the Indian gazelle and the chital, Other species that have their habitat in the park are nilgai, sambar, chausingha or four-horned antelope, blockbuster, sloth bear, leopard and the ubiquitous common langur.

The National Park is equally rich in avifauna; the artificial lake, Chandpata is winter home of migratory geese, pochard, pintail, teal, mallard and gadwall. A good site for bird watching is where the forest track crosses the wide rocky stream that flows from the Waste Weir. Spiced that frequent this spot are rewetted lapwing, large pied wagtail, pond heron and white-breasted kingfisher. The avifauna also includes the cormorant, painted stork, white ibis, laggar falcon, purple sunbird, paradise flycatcher and golden oriole.

Karera Bird Sanctuary
45 kilometers away on the Shivpuri-Jhansi road, the newly set up sanctuary is for the protection of the Great Indian Bustard.