Pench Wildlife National Park

The Pench Wildlife National Park is located in the Seoni district of southern Madhya Pradesh and runs in continuation with Pench National Park of Maharashtra. the Pench Wildlife Sanctuary was named after the river Pench that flows nearby. The place was declared as a notified area in 1972 and as the Wildlife Sanctuary in 1983. The park is the 19th Tiger Reserve in the country and has quite a few tigers and other wildlife population. The park is home to a large number of endangered species.

The park has high density of the Chital, Four Horned Antelopes, Gaur, Muntjac, Nilgai and Wild pig.The census of the bird population in the park is more than 125 species like Barbets, Blue Kingfishers, Bulbuls, Minivets, Munias, Mynas, Orioles, Wagtails and Waterfowls. The Pench River and the Water Streams provide a place to the water birds of this region. They are also the habitat for crocodiles and fresh water turtles.
The best time to visit this park is during summer as many of the wildlife come out of their natural habitat in search of water and waterholes in the park.