It is the state's ninth and the country's 58th national tiger reserve. CM Yadav released a tigress brought as part of the reintroduction process into the open habitat of the reserve on the occasion.
Madhav Tiger Reserve is located in Shivpuri district and its reserved forest area is 32429.52 hectares, the protected forest area is 2422 hectares, and the revenue area is 2671.824 hectares. Thus, the total area is 37523.344 hectares or 375.233 sq. km.