Pench National Park
Pench National Park lies in the southern part of Madhya Pradesh, across Seoni and Chhindwara districts, with the reserve extending toward Maharashtra. The Pench River runs through the landscape and gives the park its name. Its forests include teak, salai, mahua, bamboo, and mixed dry deciduous vegetation, interspersed with open grasslands and streams. The park is especially known for Bengal tigers, but it also supports leopards, Indian wild dogs, gaur, sambar, chital, nilgai, sloth bears, and ma