The Panna National Park is located in Chatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the better known tiger reserves under the Project Tiger. It is situated 57 Kms from Khajuraho. Being so close to a great tourist attraction site, it too attracts a lot of visitors. The Park is well known for its tigers, wildcats and a variety of bird population and its varied fauna. This place is also very well known for its diamond mines, which adds t the attraction factor

The Project tiger being successfully implemented in this park, it can be called as one of the most comfortable homes for the endangered cat even though by standards it is quite a small place. Other major animals found in this Park are the leopard (Panthera pardus), wild dog (Cuon alpinus), wolf (Canis lupus), hyena (Hyena hyena) and caracal (Felus caracal) and smaller cats. Sloth bear has his most favorite home in the rock escarpments and undisturbed vales. The wooded areas are dotted with Sambar the largest of Indian deer, Chital and chowsingha. Nilgai and chinkara can be spotted in most open areas in the grasslands, especially on the periphery.

The Park also has a big population of birds. More than 200 species, including a host of migratory birds can be seen. One can see white-necked stork, bareheaded goose, honey Buzzard, King vulture, Blossom headed Parakeet, Paradise flycatcher, and Slaty headed Scimitar babbler and many others..

Dry and hot climate, in union with shallow Vindhyan soils has given rise to dry Teak and dry mixed forest. The dominating vegetation type is miscellaneous dry deciduous forest inter spread with grassland areas. Other major forest types are riverines, open grasslands, open woodlands with tall grasses and thorny woodlands. The characteristic floral species of this area include tree species such as Tectona grandis, Diospyros melanoxylon, Madhuca indica, Buchnania latifolia, Anogeissus latifolia, Anogeissus pendula, Lannea coromandelica, Bosswelia serrata etc.

Best time to visit the park is between January and May. The nearest airport is at Khajuraho at a distance of around 57-km from the Panna National Park. There is daily Alliance Air flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Varanasi from Khajuraho. Satna, at a distance of around 90-km, is the nearest railway station. It is a major railway hub and is connected to many places in central and western India, the most important of them being Mumbai at a distance of 1,540 km. The nearest bus stand is Panna connected to Khajuraho and many other places in Madhya Pradesh by a good road network. Madla, at a distance of around 24-km southwest of Khajuraho, is a good transport center. One can get buses and other road transport modes from here to the Panna National Park.

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