Conservation Significance of Panna Tiger Reserve

• The park along with the surrounding territorial forest area of North and South Panna divisions is the only large chunk of wildlife habitat remaining in North Madhya Pradesh in otherwise fragmented forest landscape of the area. Panna National Park represents one of the important Tiger habitats of Central Indian Highlands along with its associated species.

• The location of the National Park is also important because it is situated at a point where the continuity of the forest belt, which starts form Cape Comorin in the south, is broken and beyond this the great Gangetic plains begin. This area is also the northern most tip of the natural teak forests and the eastern most tip of the natural Kardhai (Anogeissus pendula) forests.

• Forests of Panna National Park along with Ken Gharial Sanctuary and adjoining territorial divisions form a significant part of the catchment area of the river Ken with a total length of 406 km runs for about 72 kms through this catchment.

• Apart from their conservation values, the forests of Panna have a variety of tourism resources capable of providing rich and diverse cultural, historical, religious wilderness and adventure experience. Panna offers tremendous tourism potential being situated very close to the ancient temple down of Khajuraho, which is already on the international map of tourist destinations.

• Park Management
• Research work