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Pench National Park
Pench Tiger Reserve is named after the Pench River, which flows from north
to south through the Reserve. The Reserve is located in the southern reaches
of the Satpura hill range in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in the Madhya
Pradesh State of India. The terrain is undulating, with most of the area
covered by small hills, steeply sloping on the sides.
The reserve is situated in an area that holds a significant place in the natural
history of the Central India. The description of its natural beauty, richness
if flora and fauna has appeared in numerous wildlife books dating back to 17th
century. Books written in the 19th and early 20th century by famous naturalists
like Captain J. Forsyth and Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book explicity present
the detailed panorama of nature's abundance in this tract.
An extensive forest belt extends in three directions, east and south, covering
forest tracts of Seoni, Balaghat and Nagpur districts. The contiguous forest
forest on the southern side in the Maharashtra state of India, initially notified
as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Park has been recently included in the Project
Tiger networkby the sane name as this Reserve. A dam has been constructed on
the Pench River on southeastern boundary of the Reserve.
The area is criss-cross by numerous seasonal streams and nalas.The Pench
river flowing through the central line of the Reserve is dry by the April-end
but a number of water pools locally known as dohs are found, which serve
as waterholes for wild animals. A few perennial springs also exist in this
area. However, the water sources are not suitably distributed, hence large
area remains unutilized by the wild animals. The Pench reservoir at the
center of the Reserve is the only major water source during pinch period.
As the prey concentration is high along the Pench river, tigers usually
inhabit this belt. Leopards, though, generally operate in the peripheral
areasbut are occasionally seen in deep forest also. Jungle cats are common
seen. Leopard cats Small Indian Civets and Palm Civets are common but seen
rarely.
Wild dogs are commonly seen in packs of up to 15, near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala
and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve. Wild Boar is ubiquitous. Sloth bear occupy
hilly, rocky out crops and favour mahul bel infested forst. Chinkara is present
in very small number and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia, and Dudhgaon
villages. Jackals are seen occasionally near Tekadi, Alikatta and Chhindimatta
villages,
Forest Types
Dry Teak Bearing Forest
Southern Dry Deciduous Mixed Forest.
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