[1] The sanctuary is spread over an area of 46 km2 (18 sq mi) on the banks of the Betwa and Jamni rivers.

[2] The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and Kardhai forests of Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary are home to 42 angiosperms in 23 families including teak, anogeissus pendula, adina cordifolia, terminalia arjuna etc.

[4] Around 200 species of birds, including the Indian vulture, woodpecker, kingfisher, black swan, goose, minivet, peafowl, owls including Collared scops owl, and jungle bush quail can be seen here.

[5][2] Many animals including deer, nilgai, monkeys, wild boar, jackal and sloth bear can also be seen in this wildlife sanctuary.

[7] In 2024 March, the National Green Tribunal received complaints that stone crushers and mining quarries were operating illegally in the Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary, an ecologically sensitive area, posing a threat to the survival of the flora and fauna there.