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Pench National Park |
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Pench National Park is situated in the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra, in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara. The park derives its name from the river Pench that flows through the center of the reserve. In 1977, a 450 sq mile area was declared a wildlife sanctuary whereas a smaller area with in was raised to the status of Pench National Park. The entire area was established as the 19th Tiger Reserve by the government of India in 1197. Later, the sanctuary was renamed as Mowgli Pench Sanctuary and the national park came to be known as Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park.
Place: Seoni district of Southern Madhya Pradesh..
Major Attractions: Tiger, large herds of Gaur (Indian Bison), 285 species of domestic and migratory birds.
Area Covered: 757.89 sq. km
Ideal Time to Visit the Park: Though the park is open from November to June, but the best time to visit the park is between March and June.
Nearest Attractions: Pench National Park
Some Major Accesses: Khwasa, Nagpur
How to Get There
By Air: Nagpur is the nearest airport connected to Delhi and Mumbai.
By Rail: The nearest railhead is Nagpur and all the southbound trains take a halt here.
By Road: Regular bus services from Nagpur( 80 km) and Jabalpur (190 km) connect Khawasa from where one can hire a taxi to the park ( 12km).
Distances from Major Cities
Nagpur: 92 km (NE)/2 hrs.
Delhi: 768 km
Mumbai: 777 km.
Wildlife:
Flora: The forest type is southern tropical dry deciduous teak and southern tropical mixed deciduous forest with other species of shrubs, trees and climbers. Pench is dotted with teak and its associates moyan, mahua, mokha, skiras, tendu, bija, achar, garari, aonla, bhaman, ghont, baranga, amaltas, kihamali, khair, bhirra, palas. Bamboo occurs sparsely, restricted to some valleys
Mammals: Tiger, leopard, jungle cat, leopard cat, striped hyaena, wild dog, wolf, common mongoose, sloth bear, pangolin, spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, nilgai, wild pig and gaur apart from exciting small mammals like flying squirrels, palm and small civet, common and ruddy mongoose etc.
Reptiles: Freshwater crocodile, Indian chameleon, Common Krait, Indian Rock Python, Cobra, Indian Flap Shell Turtle, Peninsular Black Turtle etc.
Birds: Pench is haven for birds with more than 200 species recorded from here including the migratory waders and the ducks. It is pretty easy to spot birds like the Crested Serpant Eagle, Changeable Hawk Eagle, Painted Francolin, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Collared Scops Owl and many other species. |
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Wild Life In India