 About
Pench Sanctuary :
Pench National Park, nestling in the lower southern
reaches of the Satpura hills is named after Pench river which flows from north
to south through the Pench National Park. It is located on the southern boundary
of Madhya Pradesh.
Recently in 1992, Pench has been included under the
umbrella of "Project Tiger" as the 19th Project Tiger Reserve.
A
total of 758 Sq. kms of this Southern Indian tropical moist deciduous forest has
its extent mingling with the tropical dry deciduous teak. The area is crisscrossed
by a number of streams and 'nallahs' most of which are seasonal. Though the Pench
River dries up in April end, a number of water pools locally known as 'dohs' are
found which serve as water holes for the wild animals. However, the water sources
are not suitably distributed, hence large area is left unutilized by the wild
animals. The Pench Reservoir at the center of the park is the only major water
source during the pinch period.
As a prey concentration is high along
the Pench River, tiger usually inhabits this belt. Leopard though generally operates
in the peripheral areas but are occasionally seen in the deep forest also. Jungle
cats are commonly seen. Leopard cats, small Indian civets and palm civets are
common but seen rarely.
Wildlife Species :
Cheetal, Sambar,
nilgai are commonly seen grazing on the open sites on roadsides and banks of river
& reservoir. Jackals can be seen in search of food anywhere in the Park. Packs
up to 15 of wild dog can be seen near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala and Pyorthadi
areas of the Reserve. Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches
commonly in summer months. Sloth beer occupy hilly, rocky out crops and favour
mahul bel infested forest. Chnkara is present in very small numbers and is found
in open areas around Turia, Telia and Dudhgaon villages.
Langoors are
very common whereas the Rhesus monkeys may be seen occasionally on the fringes.
Pench boasts of, more than 210 species of birds that include several migratory
ones also. Commonly seen are Peafowl, Red jungle fowl, Crow pheasant, Crimson
breasted barbet, Redvented bulbul, Racket tailed
drongo, Magpie robin and
lesser whistling teal.
Location :
The Park is situated in the
Seoni District of Southern Madhya Pradesh and runs in continuation with Pench
National Park in Maharashtra. It is situated 82 Kms. (2 hours of drive) and is
well connected by an all weather metalloid road network to other important places
in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The nearest railhead of Nagpur- Jabalpur (192
Kms.) serves as a comfortable air and railhead.
It is blessed with forests
spread in all the direction. As per the physiognomy, the forest type is southern
tropical dry deciduous teak and southern tropical mixed deciduous forest with
other species of shrubs, trees and climbers. Teak and its associates moyan, mahua,
mokha, skiras, tendu, bija, achar, garari, aonla, ghont, baranga, amaltas, kihamali,
khair, palas. Bamboo occurs sparsely, restricted to some valley.
The Pench
National Park is very rich in fauna and a number of endangered species have made
it their habitat. There are 25 tigers under this umbrella of the Park. 39 species
of mammals, 13 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians and over 170 varieties
of birds have already been listed.
Apart from mammals and other land-based
wildlife, the park is also rich in bird life. According to an estimation of the
wildlife authorities, the bird population in the park counts to be over 210 species
like barbets, bulbul, minivets orioles, wagtails, munias, mynas, waterfowls and
blue kingfishers.
General Information :
October to January: Cold
16 Cto 3 C
February to March: Cool 16 C to 26 C
April to June:
26 C to 42 C
Best time to visit : November to June
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