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This is a plant and animal reserve in Amarkantak. The reserve is divided in to two areas. The first zone is known as the Core. The Core covers the area in Chhattisgarh. The area covering Amarkantak is referred to as the Buffer zone. The buffer zone is found on rocky areas, with perennial streams. It is on a rocky plateau in Amarkantak. It is largely toured by the tourists visiting other parts of Madhya Pradesh. The reserve due to it vegetation, experiences three main seasons. The summer is considered to be very hot. The winter and the monsoon are the other main seasons.<\/p>\n
The reserve has tropical vegetation. It has over one hundred and fifty plant families.\u00a0 The pteridophytes are over twenty families. It also has an extensive amount of terrestrial plant. Among these are the ferns and drosera. The reserve is considered as one of the most diversified in terms of flora and fauna. It is widely used by research institutes.\u00a0 Among the fauna in the reserve, there are over one hundred bird species. These belong to an approximate of fifty bird families. The reserve has among others a few of the extinct species of birds. Other animals reserved here include tigers, chital, panthers, bears, black duck, spotted deer, gaur, sambhars, Barking deer and wolves. These are either in the sanctuary or in their forest natural settings.\u00a0 This depends on whether an animal is orphaned or injured for it to be taken into the sanctuary. The reptiles that could be seen in the reserve include snakes, frogs and several lizard species.<\/p>\n