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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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