{"id":30834,"date":"2026-11-01T12:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30834"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:43:54","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;\">A cub born to a tigress from Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary has moved into Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Maharashtra&#8217;s Nagpur district.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/satpura-range\/\" target=\"_blank\">Satpura hills<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and shares the southern boundary with Maharashtra.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1983, it was declared a National Park, and <\/span><b>in 1992, a tiger reserve.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It derives its <\/span><b>name from its life line-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, the Pench Mowgli Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/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 teak, saag, mahua, 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 Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Gaur (Indian Bison), and wild boar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pench Tiger Reserve is located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh. 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