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HISTORY OF PENCH

Pench National Park has a rich and vivid historical past. It finds mention in the 16th-century document (Ain-i-Akbari) written by Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. “The Jungle Book,” an immensely popular and much-loved wildlife novel by Rudyard Kipling, is based on Pench. The story of Mowgli was inspired by a real story prevalent in the region. In 1831, a child who had grown up with wolves in Satbavadi village near Seoni was arrested. This led Sir William Henry Sliman to write “An account of wolves’ nurturing children in their dens,” which probably led to the inception of “The Jungle Book.” All your beloved characters from the book can be seen alive in the vast expanse of Pench national park.

Located in the heart of India, Pench national park covers the Chhindwara and Seoni districts of M.P., with some parts falling in the neighboring state, Maharashtra. The tribal forest area was initially declared a sanctuary, and a decade later, it was acknowledged as a national park. Since the tiger population in the forest was in good numbers, itbecame a part of the Project Tiger and has been known as Pench tiger reserve since then. Covering approximately 758 sq. km., the Pench national park comprises a core Tiger reserve zone covering around 293 sq. km. and 118 sq. km. Mowgli Pench wildlife sanctuary. The Pench river divides the park into roughly equal eastern and western zones. The sanctuary is home to various wild animals, including several endangered species. It has around 10 villages, 1 within and 9 bordering the park.

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History Of Pench

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