Pench National Park

Description
Pench National Park is also known as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Park. It derived its name from the ‘Pench River’ as it is situated along the river. There is an old fort Ghuhhugarh of the Vakataka Period. The park is situated in Seoni and Chindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh. River Pench flows from north to south and thus it divides the park into two equal parts. It was first declared a sanctuary in […]

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Melghat Tiger Reserve

Description
Melghat is among the first nine Tiger Reserves. It is situated in the Amravati district of Maharashtra State in India. It is near the border of Madhya Pradesh. Melghat is 25 km from Chikaldara a hill resort in the Satpura Range. It took birth in 1964 but was declared as a tiger reserve in 1974. It covers a vast area with dense deciduous forests. It has the Deccan trap […]

Tadoba National Park and Tiger Project

Description
Tadoba National Park came into being in the year 1955 under the Wildlife Protection Act. It is the oldest and the largest in Maharashtra. From the year 1986 it is known as the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve. The area is about 625 km. Almost 100 tigers roam the different parts of the Tadoba forest region. You will spot not one tiger […]