Panna National Park
| Panna National Park Panna Tiger Reserve |
|
| — national park — | |
|
IUCN Category II (National Park)
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| Coordinates | 24°31′53.21″N 79°54′34.56″E / 24.5314472°N 79.9096°ECoordinates: 24°31′53.21″N 79°54′34.56″E / 24.5314472°N 79.9096°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District(s) | Panna, Chhatarpur |
| Established | 1981 |
| Nearest city | Panna, Khajuraho (25 km (16 mi)) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
542.67 square kilometres (209.53 sq mi) • 540 metres (1,770 ft) |
| Climate • Precipitation |
• 1,100 mm (43 in) |
| Visitation | 22,563 (2009) |
| Governing body | Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Project Tiger, Madhya Pradesh |
| Website | Panna National Park |
Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It has an area of 542.67 km2 (209.53 sq mi). It was declared in 1994 as the twenty second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh,[1] Panna was given the Award of Excellence in 2007 as the best maintained national park of India by the Ministry of Tourism of India.[1] It is notable that by 2009, the entire tiger population had been eliminated by poaching with the collusion of forest department officials.[2][3]
Contents |
[edit] Biome
Panna National Park and the surrounding territorial forest area of North and South Panna forest division is the only large chunk of wildlife habitat remaining in North Madhya Pradesh in the otherwise fragmented forest landscape of the region.
The National Park is situated at a point where the continuity of the Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests belt, which starts from Cape Comorin in South India, is broken and beyond this the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests of the great Indo-Gangetic Plain begins. This area is the northern most tip of the natural teak forests and the eastern most tip of the natural 'Kardhai' Anogeissus pendula forests.
The forests of Panna National Park along with Ken Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary and adjoining territorial divisions form a significant part of the catchment area of the 406 km (252 mi) Ken River which runs northeast for about 72 km (45 mi) through the park.[1] Terrain in Panna National Park is undulating and heavily forested with many streams and waterfalls.[4]
[edit] Fauna
Among the animals found here are the tiger, chital, chinkara, sambhar and sloth bear. The park is home to more than 200 species of birds including the Bar-headed Goose, Honey Buzzard, King Vulture and Blossom-headed Parakeet.[4].
[edit] Tiger reserve
Panna National Park was declared as one of the Tiger reserves of India in 1994/95 and placed under the protection of Project Tiger.[5][6] The decline of tiger population in Panna has been reported several times.[7][dead link][8][9] Two female tigers were relocated there from Bandhavgarh National Park and Kanha National Park in March 2009. However, the last male tiger had already disappeared.[10] A committee to look into the disappearance of the tigers was formed.[11]
In June 2009, it was officially announced that the Reserve, which had over 40 tigers six years ago, has no tiger left and only two tigresses, which were brought in a while ago[12] In February 2012, three years after the entire tiger population of the reserve was eliminated, the Madhya Pradesh government has not determined responsibility for the debacle, nor had it passed the inquiry to the Central Bureau of Investigation in spite of requests from the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Prime Minister's Office.[13]
In June 2009, The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) approved a proposal to translocate two tigers and two tigresses to the reserve[14]. A young tiger male was moved from Pench Tiger Reserve but strayed out of the park shortly thereafter, in November 2009[15] It was brought back to the park about a month later. A tigress, translocated from Bandhavgarh National Park, gave birth to three cubs in April 2010.[16] However, these cubs were killed by their father, possibly as a result of interventions by a monitoring team.[17] The second tigress, translocated from Kanha National Park gave birth to two cubs several months later.[18]. A third tigress was translocated to Panna from Kanha in March 2011[19].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Field Director, Panna Tiger Reserve. "The Park". Welcome to the official website of Panna Tiger Reserve. Forest department of Madhya Pradesh. http://www.pannatigerreserve.in/park.htm.
- ^ "Poaching nexus exposed". The Statesman (The Statesman Limited.). 2011-10-31. http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?.
- ^ Poaching Nexus Exposed
- ^ a b "Information on luxury tours and safaris in Panna National Park? Easy Tours of India". Easytoursofindia.com. http://www.easytoursofindia.com/panna_park.htm. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Cabinet approves 5 new Tiger reserve, Live India, 1-13-2011, http://liveindia.tv/india/cabinet-approves-5-new-tiger-reserve/
- ^ "LIST OF TIGER RESERVES IN INDIA", Stripes (New Delhi: Inder Mohan Singh Kathuria on behalf of National Tiger Conservation Authority, Government of India) 2, issue 2: p. 19, January–February 2011, http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/STRIPES%20-%20JAN-FEB%202011.pdf, retrieved 6-21-2011
- ^ [1]
- ^ "fading light". Hindustan Times. India. 24 February 2008. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=897fa85e-5f56-41ec-a202-23ac52825cce. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Govt orders probe into missing Panna tiger – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 28 March 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Earth/Flora--Fauna/articlelist/articleshow/4324877.cms. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Panel to look into disappearance of tiger – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 May 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Earth/Flora--Fauna/Panel-to-look-into-disappearance-of-tiger/articleshow/4503683.cms. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ It's official: Panna reserve has no tiger The Times of India, 14 June 2009.
- ^ Mahim Pratap Singh (2012-2-7). "CBI probe for Panna tiger debacle stuck at the lowest level". The Hindu (Bhopal: The Hindu). http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2869203.ece.
- ^ "Centre clears translocation of 4 big cats to Panna". The Indian Express. India. 27 June 2009. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/centre-clears-translocation-of-4-big-cats-to/481822/. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Desperately tracking a stray tiger in Panna reserve – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 December 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Desperately-tracking-a-stray-tiger-in-Panna-reserve-/articleshow/5360544.cms. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Translocated tigress gives birth to three cubs for first time – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 May 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Environment/Flora-Fauna/Translocated-tigress-gives-birth-to-three-cubs-for-first-time/articleshow/5909466.cms. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ , http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/killing-panna-s-poster-cubs
- ^ "Panna Tiger Reserve welcomes two more cubs – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 13 December 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Panna-Tiger-Reserve-welcomes-two-more-cubs/articleshow/7093586.cms. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Panna reserve gets another tigress". The Indian Express. India. 28 March 2011. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/panna-reserve-gets-another-tigress/768176/. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
