Pench Tiger Reserve

Pench Tiger Reserve and National Park are located in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra. It takes its name from the Pench River, which meanders along its middle from north to south and splits it into two halves before reaching the Kanhan River. The forest is connected on the northern side to the Madhya Pradesh districts of Seoni and Chhindwara, which have previously been designated as the Pench Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh. The Pench River, which flows through the forests of the Protected Area, and the several nallas and streams that drain into it, come from the Mahadeo Hills of the Satpuda Ranges. Pench Tiger Reserve is significant ecologically because it exhibits the floral and faunal riches of the Satpura-Maikal hill range. Nagdeo Pahadi, Ambakhori Waterfall (seasonal), Totaladoh Dam, Meghdoot Jalashaya (Pond), and other natural features exist in the Reserve. Ghuggusgarh Fort is located on the western bank of the Pench River. Pench is an excellent example of a tiger reserve, with the primary territory bounded by the Mansingh Deo Wildlife Sanctuary. Prior to the reorganization of the state, a shooting block system was established in the Pench Tiger Reserve region in 1927. Southern tropical dry deciduous forests (5A) characterize the vegetation (Champion & Seth, 1968).

Description

State : Maharashtra

District : Nagpur

Coordinates : 21°04’15” N, 79°04’10” E

Area : 741.22 Sq.km

TR Notification year : 1998-1999

Tiger Population :53 (All India Tiger Esitmation, 2018)