Wildlife Conservation in Pench
Pench
Tiger Reserve was crated in 1992, becoming 19th Reserve in the Project Tiger
network. The core zone of the Reserve, Pench National Park was created in 1983.
This was carved oyt of the Pench Sanctuary crated in 1977 with an area of 449.39
sq.km. The area of the Park is 292.85sq.km., which is divided almost equally
in two distrcts- 145.36 sq.km. in Seoni and 147.28 sq.km in Chhindwara includes
138.24 sq.km.
Reserve forests, 6.26 sq.km. Protected Forest amd 2.78-sq.km.revenue lands.
The buffer zone, 465sq.km. comprises of 333.05sq.km Of R.F., 102.36 sq.km Of
P.F and 29.59 sq. km.of revenue land. The total area of the reserve is 757.86sq.km.
