Panna-Nationalpark

Panna National Park is a national park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He has a size of 1406 km ². The park is not done on site under its official name Panna National Park, but is known as " Panna Tiger Reserve " signs.

History

The Panna National Park is the 22nd tiger reserve in India, and the fifth in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The reserve is located on the territory of the districts of Panna and Chhatarpur. The Panna National Park was created in 1981 and appointed by the Indian government as a Tiger Reserve in 1994. Today's National Park consists partly of areas Founded in 1975 Gangau - Wildlife Conservation Area. The part of the forest lies in the field pannas and some areas of the forest in Chhatarpur in the past were the hunting grounds of the princes of Panna, Chhatarpur and Bijawar. Panna, Chhatarpur and Bijawar were princely states before they were connected India.

Animal species in the National Park

In the National Park including the axis deer, the Indian gazelle, the sambar, the sloth and the rhesus macaque are to meet at. But even reptiles such as inter alia, various types of snakes Python live in the park. In addition to these animals, there are over 200 different species of birds in the Panna National Park, among others, the Honey Buzzard, the Bar-headed Goose, the Bulbul, the king vulture, the Pink-headed parakeets, cuckoos, the tree sailors, racing birds, the flycatchers, run chicken and the American Darter.

The river Ken flows from south to north through the protected area and is home to the acutely endangered species of crocodile Gangesgaviale and swamp crocodiles.

Tiger population

The Panna National Park is under the aegis of Project Tiger program of the Indian state. About the decrease of tiger population has been commonly reported. For this reason, two female tigers were translocated from Bandhavgarh National Park and from the Kanha National Park in March 2009. However, since no male tiger more is sighted in the National Park. Apparently, the entire tiger population was wiped out by poaching. In June 2009, it was officially confirmed that 40 tigers were counted in the tiger reserve even 6 years ago, except the two previously suspended tigresses no longer live in the national park and thus the entire population is eradicated. The Ministry of Environment and Forest ( MoEF ) has approved a proposal for exposing two tigers and tigresses under stringent conditions and expected forceful action after the " Panna Disaster".