The Pench tiger reserve is managing entire 741.21
sq.KM area of the park for its all aspects
including Habitat development, Protection,
Wildlife monitoring. The PTR is being managed as
per the NTCA (National Tiger Conservation
Authority) approved management plan as per the
Section 38 V of the Wild Life (Protection) Act
1972.
Habitat
Management:
Habitat management is key to the management of
any wildlife management. PTR undertakes
various activities of habitat management such
as Meadow development, waterhole creation, and
maintenance, weed removal, etc.
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Active
Management:
PTR is using the various tools of Active
management like MSTrIPES ensuring the staff
monitoring as well as capturing and
documenting the wild life movement and issues
related with forest protection. Furthermore,
PTR is also experimenting various innovative
aspect in wild life management such as
Re-Wilding of Tigers etc. The only Re-wilding
of Tiger Enclosure in Maharashtra is at
Titralmangi area in Pench TR Maharashtra. The
BOMA Structures are used for capturing wild
herbivores for scientific experiments of
re-wilding. The mitigation structures on NH-44
(Earlier NH-7) which is first mitigation
structure in the country is the largest
mitigation structure built ever all over the
world. To prevent the anti-eletrocution, all
the electric lines are being covered under
aerial bunch caballing.
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Protection & Anti-Poaching
Activities:
Being at vital point where corridors of Kanha,
Tadoba, Satpuda, Navegaon-Nagzira & Bor
tiger reserves get joined, Pench is always
vigil about poaching activities. Illegal
fishing issue in the Totladoh reservoir is a
matter of concern which is being handled by
the park very effectively.
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Eco-tourism:
Maha-Pench leading in eco-tourism activities
where 6 safari gates namely Sillari,
Khursapar, Kolitmara, Chorbahuli, Khubala
& Surewani provides livelihood to local
forest dwellers and push forward the overall
economic development of the area. The Pench
Tiger Conservation Foundation is registered
for utilising the tourism receipt is used for
the overall development of wild life and
landscape.
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Eco-development:
Pench buffer area includes 44. Dr. Shyama
Prasad Mukharjee Jan Van Vikas Yojana scheme
is implemented in 32 villages where Skill
development, Employment generation, Capacity
building activities are being done for
targeted locals.
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Monitoring
& Research:
The tiger population in Maha-Pench is on
increasing trends. The first scientific camera
trapping report of the area is of 2008 where 9
Tiger individuals were captured while in
latest report submitted by Wildlife Institute
of India in 2020, number of Tigers are now 39!
Maha-Pench follows all activities mentioned in
Phase wise monitoring of Tiger & other
wildlife as prescribed by NTCA &
guidelines given by state Government.
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Education
& Outreach Programs:
The necessity of conservation education in the
tiger-bearing areas is dealt with priority.
The programs like Nisarganubhav where students
are welcomed for jungle visit and a stay,
Exposure visits of Locals, Journalists,
various wild life days celebrations and events
in Wildlife week arranged for biodiversity
education. An Innovative scheme launched in
Pench landscape as ‘Van Adhyapak’
involves training and sensitization of the
local students on wild life related issues
through forest staff and other volunteering
teachers in schools of the landscape.
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