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Pench Tiger Reserve happens to be the magical world of “The Jungle Book”, Mowgli’s home where he defeats the ferocious tiger Sher Khan. Isn’t this enough information to make you want to go there and visit all the places mentioned in the book?
Well, if it isn’t, I have something more for you. Pench is also home to approximately 285 species of birds, 4 of them being those of endangered vultures. Apart from that, this mystic land is also home to the Royal Bengal tiger and many other fascinating animals. The forests of Pench hold a mystic charm which will definitely make its place in your heart, whether you like it or not. Actually, there’s no way that you wouldn’t like it when I tell you how obliging the tigers of Pench are when it comes to photography. They’ll give you all sorts of poses, you might get tired of clicking, they don’t get tired of the attention. Ever heard of, they don’t get tired of the attention. Ever heard of “Collarwali”? She’s the star of Pench who sired 8 litters of 30 cubs!
Pench Tiger Reserve gets its name from the Pench river that flows through the reserve. This beautiful reserve is situated in southern Madhya Pradesh and spans across the Seoni and Chhindwara districts of MP and Nagpur district of Maharashtra. It was declared as a Tiger reserve in 1992.
Home to 285 species of birds, this reserve also protects 4 species of endangered vultures. You can easily spot the Long-billed vulture, the White-rumped vulture, White-scavenger vulture and the King vulture in the reserve.
Other species which will oblige you include Yellow Footed Green Pigeon, Racket Tailed Drongo, Crested Treeswift, Jungle Babbler, Osprey, Black-Hooded Oriole, Sirkeer Malkoha, Grey Nightjar, Brown Fish Owl, Short Toed Snake Eagle, Indian Scimitar Babbler, Jungle Owlet, Common Hawk Cuckoo, Scaly-Breasted Munia, Grey-headed Fishing Eagle, Malabar Pied Hornbill, White-eyed Buzzard, etc.
Migratory birds found in Pench include Indian Pitta, Red Throated Fly Catcher, Jacobin Cuckoo, Brahmini duck, Common Coot, Bar-headed Goose, Pochard, Orange Headed Ground Thrush, and Grey Headed Canary Fly Catcher.
Pench is apparently a Tropical moist deciduous type of forest. Teak is the predominant species in the region and its associates span the area as well. Other trees found here include Mahua, Palash, Neem, Sal, Mokha, Skiras, Tendu, Bija, Acacia among many others.
Some of the open patches are covered by Flame-of-the-forest and Zizyphus while hill slopes and some valleys are covered in Bamboo forests.
The fauna of Pench is as rich as it has been described in “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling. Royal Bengal Tiger is one of the inhabitants and so are 39 species of mammals, 13 species of reptiles and 3 species of amphibians.
The area is famous for large herds of Gaur, Cheetal, Nilgai, Sambhar, Wild pig, and Wild dog. Predators mostly include tiger, wild dog, wolf, and leopard. Other animals include Sloth bear, Chousingha, Porcupine, Hyena, Small Indian Civet, Jungle cat, Palm Civet, Fox, Barking Deer, Chinkara, Common giant flying squirrel, Dhole, Monitor Lizard, Rusty-spotted cat, Ruddy Mongoose, Indian Rock Python and many more.
Hey, wait! That’s not all that Pench has to offer. Do spare some time from your trip and visit these places too.
Apart from these, you can visit Khindsi lake, Ramtek i.e. Ram temple, Pachmarhi hill station, Mansar archaeological site, and even Kanha National Park.
By Air: The nearest airport is Nagpur, 145 km away.
By Train: The nearest railway station is the Nagpur Railway Station approximately 145 km from the reserve and the second option is Chhindwara or Jabalpur Railway Station approximately 190 km from the reserve.
By Road: Pench Tiger Reserve lies on the Nagpur-Jabalpur highway. Khwasa or Seoni is the nearest bus stand near Pench. Khwasa, which is approximately 12 km from Pench, gives access to the Turia zone.
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