Pench National Park lies right at the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara. In 1983, The Pench Wildlife Sanctuary was announced as a National Park and then later in 1992, a Tiger Reserve. It covers a vast area of approximately 117.63 sq. km. The National Park provides an exceptional experience of wilderness. It is named after the Pench River which lies in between the two regions; the districts of Madhya Pradesh and Nagpur district of Maharashtra. Surprisingly, The Pench River geographically distributes the core zone in approximately two equal parts Seoni and Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.
Collarwali, The Queen of Pench
Collarwali is an ambitious tiger from Pench National Park who gives priority to motherhood and shows immense care towards her litter. The name “ Collarwali” comes from the radio collar fitted on her in the year 2009. She became the prime attraction of the Pench forest. She further gained instant popularity by giving birth to 26 cubs in seven litters. It is known that she is the only tigress to deliver and nurture 26 cubs in the wild, around the world. The Tigress has played a vital role in increasing the Tiger population at the Pench National Park.
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The pure luck of spotting a Black Panther
Very few in number, spotting a Black Panther at Pench National Park is an experience that is one in a million. In November 2020, a tourist encountered one of the rarest sights, one jet-black leopard out of the three leopards. Since then, there has been regular patrolling around the area to get more shots of the black cat. The sighting took place in the Buffer zone of the Pench National Park. Black Panther are a melanistic colour version of the regular Leopards. Melanism in Leopards is because they have recessive alleles.
