Pench National Park
Pench National Park is placed in the Chhindwara and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh (India). The name is derived from the Pench River, which flows through the National Park. The river flows from north to south that divides the park into equal eastern and western halves-the well woody areas of both districts.
The park has several species of animals among which wild guars, tigers, leopards, monkeys, deer, etc., are easily observed. The park is nearby from Pauni on National Highway 7 and very close to Maharashtra & Nagpur. There are two famous gates for tourist entry, which are named Turiya and Karmajhiri.
Pench National Park is very rich in fauna and it’s an abode to a large number of endangered species. The most dominant predator is Tiger and there are around 25 of them in these prey-rich woodlands. There are some other predators like dhol (Indian Wild Dog), leopard, hyena, wolf, jackal, and jungle cat. Some prey species observed in the park are sambhar, chital, gaur, muntjac, langur, wild boar, and rhesus macaques. A commonly seen species are a herd of deer.
There are more than 170 species of birds comprising various migratory ones like peafowl, crow pheasant, junglefowl, red-vented bulbul, crimson-breasted barbet, magpie robin, lesser whistling teal, racket-tailed drongo, egret, pintail, shoveler, herons to name a few.
