{"id":30834,"date":"2025-12-30T13:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30834"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:42:27","slug":"pench-tiger-reserve-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pench-tiger-reserve-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pench Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pench Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, researchers released the long-billed vulture named J132 in the Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pench Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>southern reaches of the Satpura hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>shares the southern boundary with Maharashtra.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1983, it was declared a National Park, and in 1992, a tiger reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>derives its name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from its life line-<\/span><b>the River Pench<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which flows from North to South.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises the <\/span><b>Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>the Pench Mowgli Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a buffer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The forests in Pench tiger reserve are classified into three types:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Indian <\/span><b>Tropical Moist Deciduous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (slightly moist)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern <\/span><b>Tropical Dry Deciduous Teak Forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern <\/span><b>Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve boasts a diverse range of flora, including <\/span><b>teak, saag, mahua<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and various grasses and shrubs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area is especially famous for large herds of <\/span><b>Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Gaur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Indian Bison), and wild boar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/mumbai\/jatayu-vulture-released-pench-tiger-reserve-anjaneri-hills-nashik-10443216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pench Tiger Reserve It is located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and shares the southern boundary with Maharashtra. 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