Pench National Park

Pench national park is located in the chhindwara and seoni districts in Madhya Pradesh in India. The name of the park is derives from the pench river that flows through the park from north to south and divides the park into equal western and eastern halves and well forested areas of chhindwara and seoni districts. The park was declared as the national park in 1975 and in 1992 it was established as tiger reserve. The park is also famous for rafting and got “best management award “in 2011.
How to reach Pench national park

1. By air- Sonegaon airport is the nearest airport to the Pench national park and is located at distance of 132 kms. Regular flights from Mumbai and pune are available from the airport and airport is well connected to the major cities of India.
2. By rail- Nearest railway station is seoni station to the pench national park and the station connects the major cities like pune and Nagpur.
3. By road- Seoni bus station is the nearest bus station to the pench national park and located at distance of 30 kms. Seoni is well connected with the all towns of madhyapradesh and Maharashtra.

Activities to do in Pench national park

1. Wildlife in park- The park is famous for large herds of gaur, sambar, cheetal, wild dog, nilgai, wild pig and key predator is tiger followed by wild dog, wolf and leopard. Other animals also includes, chousingha, sloth bear, braking deer, chinkara, palm civet, jackal, fox, jugle cat, small Indian civet, porucupine and hyena etc.
2. Birds in park- Pench national park is best for bird watching and you can see four species of the endangered vultures like long billed, white rumped, king vulture and white scavenger are in good number in the reserve. The other fauna includes 10 amphibians, 50 species of fishes, 45 butterflies and 54 moths and various other insects. There are over 285 species of migratory and resident birds that includes Indian pitta, Malabar pied hornbill, grey headed fishing eagle, osprey and white eyed buzzard.
3. Wildlife safari in park- Wildlife safari is the most adventurous activates to do in the pench national park and you can enjoy the safari during the morning time 7:30 to 10:30 and in the evening timing 03:00 to 05:30. In the winter season, the timing is different and the morning entry time is later and evening exit time is earlier.

Bonnet Makak Monkey Found in Pench National Park, Officials Surprised

Sivni: The Pench National Park in the district is always kept in the headlines for something. There are wide variations in species and organisms found in this park. These days, a monkey is being found near Pench National Park, which is usually found in the south and especially in the shores of the sea and in the limited area of ​​Tapti Godavari river. This monkey is one or the other, it is a matter of search. It may also be done that if closely observed, then such species of other organisms and species can be found here, which cannot be found commonly in Madhya Bharat.

Bonnet Makak Monkey at Pench National Park

Bonnet Makak Was Found Twenty Kilometers Away

A unique monkey was seen in the past near the Bahvan Kadi river on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Which is about 15-20 km from the boundary of Pench Park. This monkey is usually not found in Pench national park and Madhya Pradesh. This monkey, named Bonnet Makak, was acting like other monkeys. When investigating more about the monkey, it was discovered that it is a bonnet found in South India.

Nickname Due to Head Hairs

Awadhesh Verma, professor of biology at the excellent school, says that the distribution of Bonnet Makak is limited to the areas of Indian Ocean and Tapti-Godavari rivers filled with water. The nature of Bonnet Makak is similar to the common monkeys, but it is adapted for the South Junket's. Generally, Bonnet Makak groups live in etc. There is also the possibility that there are other partners as well. On the head of Bonnet Makak, hair is like a hat, due to which it has its name. Bonnet Makak usually sleeps in the trees near resident areas.

How The Monkey Came Here

The experts are not unanimous about how this monkey came to this area. If it is a monkey, then Shrewhran Sen, director of Pench Park, says that it is likely that this monkey has come into this area by sitting in a vehicle etc. The other possibility is that some Madari has left this monkey in this area and left it.

Wildlife photographer and expert Imran Khan says that nature has hidden a lot in itself. It is likely that in the area of ​​Pench National Park and Madhya Pradesh and such monkeys. We do not know about. Shubhrajan Sen says that this is also a possibility. There is no line on the ground that not only this particular area can be found in this limited area. As you move towards Assam, some changes can be seen in the monkeys there.

Experts are Surprised

Whatever the truth, however, the presence of this monkey in this area has generated a curiosity for the experts. It may also be that in the days to come, see a new species of monkeys from the pancake monkeys and bonnet maakak relations. The viewing of Bonnet Makak in the area has increased the need for research.

Other National Parks in India

• Dudhwa National Park
• Kaziranga National Park
• Purequest Adventures
• Chitwan National Park
• Gir National Park

Kaziranga National Park Battles the Worst Flood of the Decade

270 animals are dead, including 20 one-horned rhinos, and others are at risk of being parched

Kaziranga National Park

“Until now, 270 animals have died, including 20 one-horned rhinos, of which 17 drowned and three died of old age as they could not cope with the rising flood waters. The biggest casualty is the hog deer whose toll has risen to 185,” said Satyendra Singh, director of kaziranga national park over phone. Among the dead rhinos are eight calves, including four female calves. Nine rhinos have been rescued by park officials, of which eight are undergoing treatment.

About 70 per cent of the national park is submerged and the officials will be able to assess the damage once the water recedes. “Most of the park is inaccessible due to slushy mud and neck-deep water. Once the water recedes, we will be able to access the damage,” Singh added.

Wildlife conservationists though are worried about the safety of the rhinos as many of them have strayed outside the park’s boundary in search of food and high ground. “Once the animals are outside the perimeter of the park, they are at a high risk of being poached and they may also pose a threat to the people as some were already seen on the national highway,” said Bishal Gogoi, a wildlife conservationist in Guwahati.

The threat of poaching is very real as one rhino horn fetches close to Rs8 to Rs10 million (Dh440,180-Dh550,270), and can be easily sent outside India through the porous Nagaland border. Last year 17 rhinos were poached. This year the figure has already reached 12.

The biggest concern for officials though is that people living on the outskirts of the park and considered as the first line of defence against poaching had to abandon their homes due to floods.

Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site, is home to 35 species of mammals and has 2,400 one-horned rhinoceros, 20,000 hog deer, 100 tigers, 1,000 elephants, 1,500 wild buffalo, and 1,000 swamp deer.

“We committed to preserve the wildlife of our state and we are doing all that is possible. Additional resources have been sent to the area and one of my cabinet ministers is monitoring the situation round the clock,” Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said.

The human toll has increased to 32 even though the flood waters have started to recede in various areas. “The situation has slightly improved and if we do not get rain in the next few days the number of people affected by the floods will fall drastically,” Sonowal added.

However, for the chief minister and his newly appointed government the challenge is to redevelop everything from scratch as most of the houses in rural Assam have been destroyed. “Millions of people have been left homeless and the challenge for the government is to ensure basic housing for them at the earliest,” said Subir Pathak, a well-known activist in the state.

More info: http://www.iwte.in/kaziranga

Other National Parks in India

• Dudhwa National Park
• Pench National Park
• Chitwan National Park
• Gir National Park