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Pench National Park

The Pench national Park is a very recent addition to the number of parks under the Project Tiger. It was included in 1992. It is located in the Southern most boundary of Madhya Paradesh and is continuous with the Pench National Park in Maharashtra. It derives its name from the Pench River that flows through the park. Located in the southern Sutlej hills, the park mainly consists of tropical dry deciduous trees. The forest has a amazing maze of streams and rivulets. Along with the tiger, one can frequently see leopards, jungle cats, and civets. Nilgai, cheetal and Sambar are commonly seen grazing along the water banks and in the open grasslands.

Jackals can be seen in search of food anywhere in the Park. Packs up to 15 wild dogs 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 bears occupy hilly, rocky out crops and prefer the mahul bel infested forest. chinkara is present in very small numbers and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia and Dudhgaon villages. Langurs are very common in Pench, whereas the Rhesus monkeys may be seen occasionally on the fringes. There are more than 210 species of birds that include several migratory ones also. Commonly seen are Peafowl, Red jungle fowl, Crow pheasant, Crimson breasted Barbets, Redvented bulbul, Racket tailed drongo, Magpie robin and lesser whistling teal.

The Pench National Park is thickly forested. 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 best time to Visit Pench National Park is October to January, February to March, and April to June.

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