Spotted In The Wild – Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
The Pench Tiger Reserve in southern Madhya Pradesh bordering Maharshtra gets its name from the Pench river that flows through the National Park. The forests of the area were converted into a tiger reserve in 1996-97. The park has a total area of more than 750sq.km, and stands near the Satpuda Hills.
The contiguous forest in Maharashtra has been included as part of the reserve. Besides tigers, the national park has cheetals, sambar deer, langurs, python and crocodile and other small animals. There is a large reservoir to the south of the reserve and the reserve itself has many small and big lakes where you can go boating.
Pench can be reached by road from Nagpur and Khawasa. Nagpur has the nearest railway station and airport. It is about 90km from Pench. There is a smaller railhead at Seoni at 30km away.
