Kanha-Pench Corridor
The Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh and the two Pench Tiger Reserves - one in Madhya Pradesh and the other in Maharashtra, are important sources of tiger populations in Central India. As tigers need large home ranges to ensure population viability, it is important to ensure habitat connectivity between different breeding areas like the above parks. Tigers use the wildlife sanctuaries of Amba Barwa, Narnala, Wan and the territorial division forests of North Balaghat, South Balaghat, West Mandla and South Seoni to move between Kanha and Pench. Hence, the Kanha – Pench corridor gains high importance in the efforts to save the tiger.
The corridor is a scene of interesting change in visible floristic composition. In Kanha and north of it Sal (Shorea robusta) is a major tree species of the landscape and it gives way for Teak (Teaktonia grandis) towards Pench and down south into the Indian peninsula. All the three parks have breeding tiger populations.
The corridor is S-shaped and is approximately 80 km long, as a straight line. The average width is about 4 - 5 km. It is spread over 5,186 sq km over sfour districts. The tiger continues to be sighted and reported regularly from here. Unlike the Kanha - Achanakmar corridor, although this corridor has fairly less population pressure, it has a high number of cattle. Tribes like Gondis are also present here.
WWF-India is working in 10 villages of this corridor. Apart from the project office at Mandla, it has field offices at Keolari and Kerdai and one project office at Seoni town.
The corridor is a scene of interesting change in visible floristic composition. In Kanha and north of it Sal (Shorea robusta) is a major tree species of the landscape and it gives way for Teak (Teaktonia grandis) towards Pench and down south into the Indian peninsula. All the three parks have breeding tiger populations.
The corridor is S-shaped and is approximately 80 km long, as a straight line. The average width is about 4 - 5 km. It is spread over 5,186 sq km over sfour districts. The tiger continues to be sighted and reported regularly from here. Unlike the Kanha - Achanakmar corridor, although this corridor has fairly less population pressure, it has a high number of cattle. Tribes like Gondis are also present here.
WWF-India is working in 10 villages of this corridor. Apart from the project office at Mandla, it has field offices at Keolari and Kerdai and one project office at Seoni town.
Gaur herd in Kanha