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Panna Tiger Reserve. Is ...........................
· A prime tiger-land Located in Vindhyan Hills in northern Madhya Pradesh.
· Fragile though dynamic dry deciduous forest.
· Characterised by extensive plateaus and gorges.
· Land of mesmerising waterfalls.
· Naturals and archaeological splendour.
· Land of legends and cultural richness.
· The land of the Ken river, which lends it unparalleled beauty.
· The northern most boundary of natural distribution to teak (Tectona grandis).
· The eastern limit of teak-kardhai (Anogeissus pendula) mixed forests.
· Links the eastern and western populations of wild animals through the NE-SW running Vindhyan Hill ranges.
· The most important protected area in the north-central highlands of india.
He was moving out side the park in hostile and inhospitable terrains of Chattarpur, Sagar and Damoh districts for 30 days. The park management decided to follow the tiger even though the VHF signals were not being received. The determination of the park management not to loose this tiger (which other wise may have put full stop for the tiger conservation movement (reintroduction) in general and tiger re-establishment project at Panna to be specific) paid rich dividends in the end. A team of 70 park staff and four elephants lead by Field Director followed him. Secured him from gun shots, poisoning and electrocution, and finally tranquilized him for the third time on 25th Dec 2009 in a matter of 50 days and released him for the second time at Panna TR on 26.12.2009. And thus, for the first time that the world had witnessed the 'homing! instinctin a wild tiger. All the time the male tiger was moving in the southern direction from the place of release where Pench was located. After accomplishing this arduous and next to impossible task the park management improved on its monitoring skills. Put a full proof mechanism of 24x7 basis monitoring based security in place. PTR management tried every other scientific and managerial trick to move towards success. This resulted in first ever breeding success of reintroduced tigers of this century. T1 delivered four cubs on 15- 16.04.2010 of which two survive till date. T1 delivered four cubs for the second time in mid Feb 2012 of which one was abandoned by her mother. T2 is a different story. Her radio collar malfunctioned from 16th July 2009. She was monitored by the field staff almost on regular basis and ensured her security. She delivered a litter of four cubs in the month of October 2010 and of which three survive till date. T2 also delivered three cubs in its second litter during the last week of April 2012.
Re-wilding of Tigers : From March 2011 a new chapter started in Panna TR with an orphaned cub that has grown to over five and half years was reintroduced as T4 to be re-wilded. Her mother (again a radio collared one) was originally killed in fight with another tiger at Kanha TR way back in May 2005. Three cubs (one male and two females) were picked...
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One of the more underrated tiger reserves in the region Panna normally does not get its fair share of safari tourism that it truly should. As any avid nature lover will know, every forest has its own tale to tell; its own special flora and fauna and its own character, and Panna is no different. It has an excellent tiger to forest covered ratio, especially around the region that outsiders can visit for a safari. In addition, it also has something neither Bhandhavgarh, Kanha, or Pench have - some of its tigers are fitted with a GPS locator and tracked on a daily basis. This also gives clues to the guides about where the tigers are sometimes when a tracking jeep is sighted, increasing your chances of seeing the ever elusive tiger. We saw a tiger on our only safari there. The people all around are possibly the nicest in MP and go out of their way to make sure you enjoy your time here. I suggest you stay only at MPTDC jungle lodge tree house rooms for an...
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Panna national park is one among the tiger reserves in India which have around 40 tigers in it. The park allows safaris at morning and evening. We went for the morning Safari which starts by around 6 am. There are teo entry gated Madla and Hinauta. We went through Madla. The safari costs around 800 to 1000 if you opt a single seat and 3700 if you book a complete a vehicle. Driver and guode will be acoompanying in every jeep which can have maximum 6 visitors. Could see peacocks, dears, hanuman langoors during the jeep safati. However we were all sad that tiger was not yet seen when another guide passing by informed us tiger is at riverside. We went to riverside and webt for boating which costs another 50 per head, and could see the tiger resting at ease with half its body in the water. I am not sure about the other tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh but I felt like going to this national park wont make you regret. It was a...
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