Pench Tiger Reserve

• Visitors to Pench Tiger Reserve will now be able to experience cycle safari.
• The cycle safari will be on the Kolitmara to Kunwara Bhivsen stretch.
• This stretch is 48 km long and it takes visitors through the forested areas of Narhar, Banera and Chargaon.

ABOUT PENCH TIGER RESERVE

• The Reserve is located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and continues in Ramtek, Parseoni and Saoner tehsil of Nagpur district, Maharashtra as a separate Sanctuary.
• It includes the Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park, the Pench Mowgli Sanctuary and a buffer.
  • It is 25^th tiger reserve of India.
• The Pench Tiger reserve (PTR) derives its name from the River Pench, which divides the reserve in almost two equal halves and Totladoh reservoir built on the Pench river plays an important role in enriching and sustaining the wild life in the tiger reserve.
• It is spread over 741.41 Sq.km of area.
• Flora– teak, saag, mahua, and various grasses and shrubs.
• Faunal species include tiger, leopard, sloth bear, Sambar, Nilgai, Indian gaur, wild dog, wolf etc.