27-646: Panna National Park is an Indian national park in Panna and Chhatarpur Districts of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 542.67 km (209.53 sq mi). It was declared in 1994 as the twenty second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh. Panna National Park was given the Award of Excellence in 2007 as the best maintained national park of India by the Ministry of Tourism of India. Although
54-491: A biosphere reserve and Elephant reserve Successful conservation programs for the blackbuck , wolf and lesser florican , bustard popular trekking and ecotourism destination National Parks not under the administration of the Government of India Pakistan-administered Kashmir Pakistan-administered Kashmir Pakistan-administered Kashmir Pakistan-administered Kashmir Pakistan-administered Kashmir It
81-530: Is a national park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and was established in 1975 with an area of 257.26 km (99.33 sq mi). It is part of Pench Tiger Reserve and derives its name from the Pench River that flows through the park from north to south dividing the park into almost equal western and eastern halves, the well-forested areas of Seoni and Chhindwara districts respectively. It
108-494: Is also harbours more than 210 bird species including several migratory ones. Some of them are Indian peafowl , junglefowl , Indian vulture , crow pheasant , crimson-breasted barbet , red-vented bulbul , racket-tailed drongo , Crested serpent eagle , Nisaetus cirrhatus , Indian roller , magpie robin , lesser whistling teal , pintail , shoveller , egret and herons , minivet , oriole , wagtail , munia , myna , waterfowl and common kingfisher . Pench National Park
135-577: Is broken and beyond this the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests of the great Indo-Gangetic Plain begins. This area is the northernmost tip of the natural teak forests and the easternmost tip of the natural 'Kardhai' Anogeissus pendula forests. Among the animals found here are the Bengal tiger , Indian leopard , chital , chinkara , nilgai , Sambar deer and sloth bear , rusty-spotted cat , Asian palm civet . The park
162-729: Is covered with maze of grasses , plants, bushes and saplings. Bamboo is also found at places. Scattered white kulu trees, also referred to as 'ghost tree', stand out conspicuously among the various hues of green. Another important tree for both wildlife and tribal people of this region is mahua . The flowers of this tree are eaten by mammals and birds, and also harvested by the tribal people as food and to brew beer . Pench National Park hosts Bengal tiger , chital , sambar , nilgai , wild boar golden jackal , Indian leopard , sloth bear , Indian wolf , dhole , porcupine , Semnopithecus entellus , Rhesus monkey , jungle cat , striped hyena , gaur , four-horned antelope and barking deer . It
189-683: Is home to more than 200 species of birds including the bar-headed goose , crested honey buzzard , red-headed vulture , plum-headed parakeet , changeable hawk-eagle and Indian vulture . Panna National Park was declared as one of the Tiger reserves of India in 1994/95 and placed under the protection of Project Tiger . The decline of tiger population in Panna has been reported several times. Two female tigers were relocated there from Bandhavgarh National Park and Kanha National Park in March 2009. However,
216-520: Is one of many places that may have inspired Rudyard Kipling 's The Jungle Book . The forest reserve has also provided location for the BBC wildlife series Tiger: Spy in the Jungle , a three-part documentary narrated by David Attenborough , which used concealed cameras placed by elephants, in order to capture intimate tiger behavior, and also retrieved footage of various other native fauna. The programme
243-1023: Is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Invasive Alien Species - Lantana bush, Parthenium Moist deciduous forest valleys and scrubland on higher areas Tiger , sloth bear , peacock , elephant , sambar deer , mouse deer , Leopard , Baboons , Reptiles , Asiatic Elephants , Lion , Birds , Butterflies , Nilgai , Wilddogs , Jackals , Wolves , Hyenas , Giraffe .Etc. Herbivores - chital, sambar deer, barking deer , four-horned antelope , gaur, wild boar , and Indian elephant. Other mammals - gray langur , bonnet macaque , jungle cat , leopard cat , slender loris , small Indian civet and Asian palm civet , Indian brown mongoose and stripe-necked mongoose , European otter , Indian giant flying squirrel , Indian giant squirrel , porcupine , golden jackal , chevrotain , hare and Indian pangolin Anamudi ,
270-481: The Ken River with Betwa River . This involves construction of 283m long Daudhan Dam . The project aims to transfer excess water from Ken basin to Betwa basin thus provide water access to the drought prone region of Bundelkhand . This construction will cause inundation of 400 hectares of land of 4300 hectare Panna Tiger reserve. Environmentalist are afraid that this will adversely affect the population of tigers in
297-663: The Mullaperiyar Dam was erected in 1895. The park is made up of tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests , grasslands and stands of eucalyptus Home to the largest population of lion-tailed macaques Famous for " Save Silent Valley " movement National Parks not under the administration of the Government of India Gaurs reintroduced from Kanha National Park Panpatha wildlife sanctuary Balaghat district Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion In 2022, Asian forest tortoises (Manouria emys) were reintroduced into Ntangki National Park in collaboration with
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#1732780967739324-689: The buffer zone . Elevation ranges from 425 to 620 m (1,394 to 2,034 ft). The protected area is covered with small hills and teak mixed forest in the southern reaches of the Satpura Range . The temperature varies from 4 °C (39 °F) in December to 42 °C (108 °F) in May. Average rainfall is 1,300 mm (51 in). The forest cover in the park area includes teak mixed with other species like saja , bijiayasal , lendia , haldu , dhaora , salai , amla , amaltas . The ground
351-606: The red giant flying squirrel characterized by montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas Also a tiger sanctuary under Project Tiger Report titled ‘Status of Tigers Co-predators and Prey in India’, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for 2018-19 revealed that national park has 14 tigers per 100 square kilometers which is highest in India. Dhikala grasslands To
378-526: The 406 km (252 mi) Ken River , which runs northeast for about 72 km (45 mi) through the park. Panna National Park and the surrounding forest area of North and South Panna forest division is the only large chunk of wildlife habitat remaining in northern Madhya Pradesh. The National Park is situated at a point where the continuity of the tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests belt, which starts from Cape Comorin in South India ,
405-499: The North Panna Forest Division with over 300 villages, forests , woodlands, wetlands and farms. Its 792.53 km (306.00 sq mi) large core area is surrounded by a 987.2 km (381.2 sq mi) buffer zone and a 1,219.25 km (470.76 sq mi) transition zone. The Government of India along with Government of Madhya Pradesh and Government of Uttar Pradesh have planned to link
432-497: The Protected Area Network Report. The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report. Source: The park is also a butterfly hotspot. . UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 Largest population of Indian Rhinoceros, wild water buffalo and Eastern Swamp Deer|| Indian rhinoceros , Royal Bengal Tiger , Wild water buffalo , Asian elephant , Eastern Swamp Deer Also
459-602: The Turtle Survival Alliance and Wildlife Conservation Society India Gahirmatha Beach and Marine Sanctuary are to the east, separating the swamp region and mangroves from the Bay of Bengal It is UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves Ramsar Wetland It is an important biodiversity area in the Northern Aravalli leopard and wildlife corridor Rodents include the Indian giant squirrel and
486-653: The debacle, nor did it pass the inquiry to the Central Bureau of Investigation in spite of requests from the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Prime Minister's Office. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) approved a proposal to translocate two tigers and two tigresses to the reserve. One female each from Bandhavgarh National Park (coded T1) and Kanha National Park (T2) were translocated to Panna Tiger Reserve . A tiger male, coded T3,
513-457: The habitats of conservation reliant species and currently there are 106 national parks in India. Further legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 km which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country. In addition to the above, 75 other National Parks covering an area of 16,608 km (6,412 sq mi) are proposed in
540-480: The highest peak of western ghats, is located here Vegetation - Rolling grasslands, with shola forests in upper parts lion-tailed macaques , gaur , Indian muntjac and sambar deer It is a part of Palani hills Keystone species - Nilgiri Marten Located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats The sanctuary surrounds Periyar Lake, a reservoir that formed when
567-537: The last male tiger had already disappeared. A committee to look into the disappearance of the tigers was formed. In June 2009, it was officially announced that the Reserve, which had over 40 tigers six years earlier, had no tigers left and only two tigresses, which were brought in a little earlier In February 2012, only three years later, the entire tiger population of the reserve was considered eliminated. The Madhya Pradesh government did not determine responsibility for
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#1732780967739594-554: The region. National parks of India National parks in India are International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II protected areas . India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park , in Uttarakhand . In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard
621-407: The reserve went through an ordeal losing almost all of its tigers in 2009 to poaching, a subsequent recovery program touted as one of the most successful big cat population restorations, has resulted in a growth of up to 80 tigers within the park. The forests of Panna National Park along with Ken Gharial Sanctuary and adjoining territorial divisions form a significant part of the catchment area of
648-994: The south-west, the Chilapata Forests form an elephant corridor to the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary The fragile "Terai Eco-System" constitutes a part of this reserve Buxa, serves as an international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding Centre was established by Bombay Natural History Society to emulate the success of Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore Eurasian griffon , Amur falcon Endangered species include leopard cat , Bengal florican , regal python , Chinese pangolin , hispid hare , hog deer lesser adjutant , white-rumped vulture , slender-billed vulture , chestnut-breasted partridge , rufous necked hornbill , ferruginous pochard and great hornbill Ramsar site Tiger reserve Pench National Park Pench National Park
675-1033: Was brought from Pench Tiger Reserve but strayed out of the park shortly thereafter, in November 2009 The tiger started walking towards its home in Pench National Park , indicating homing instinct. It moved steadily through human dominated landscape without causing any conflict. Forest department staff tracked it continuously for over a month and finally brought it back to the Panna Tiger Reserve . It then settled well, established territory and started mating. The tigress, T1, translocated from Bandhavgarh National Park , gave birth to four cubs in April 2010 of which 2 survive till date. The second tigress, T2, translocated from Kanha National Park gave birth to four cubs several months later and all four survive till date. A third tigress, coded T4, an orphaned cub
702-438: Was declared a sanctuary in 1965, raised to the status of national park in 1975 and enlisted as a tiger reserve in 1992. The national park consists of dry deciduous forests; fauna includes tiger , deer and birds. Pench National Park comprises 758 km (293 sq mi), of which 299 km (115 sq mi) form the park's core area and Mowgli Pench Sanctuary. The remaining 464 km (179 sq mi) form
729-520: Was reintroduced to Panna in March 2011. She learnt hunting skills with the help of the male and mated with him. She was found dead on 19 September 2014 of an infection caused by its radio collar. Her sister T5 was released in Panna in November 2011. Panna Biosphere Reserve was designated in 2020 by UNESCO and encompasses a total area of 2,998.98 km (1,157.91 sq mi) including Panna National Park, three sections of Gangau Wildlife Sanctuary (I, III and IV) and reserved and protected forests of
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