{"id":152121,"date":"2021-12-09T16:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T11:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=152121"},"modified":"2021-12-29T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T11:00:39","slug":"panna-biosphere-reserve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/panna-biosphere-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Panna Biosphere Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW171028542 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW9828980 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW9828980 BCX0\">UNESCO\u2019s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program has included the Panna Biosphere Reserve to UNESCO\u2019s World Network of Biosphere Reserves.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW9828980 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101663 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Panna-National-Park.png?resize=611%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Panna National Park\" width=\"611\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Panna-National-Park.png?w=611&amp;ssl=1 611w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Panna-National-Park.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About PTR:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>\u2013 Vindhyan Hills in northern\u00a0<strong>Madhya Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is spread over the Panna and Chhatarpur districts.<\/li>\n<li>It is the\u00a0<strong>22nd Tiger Reserve of India<\/strong>(1994) and fifth in Madhya Pradesh .<\/li>\n<li>The terrain here consists of extensive\u00a0<strong>plateaus and gorges.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This reserve contains the last remaining tiger habitat of North Madhya Pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Panna Biosphere Reserve:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Panna Biosphere Reserve in India encompasses Panna National Park, three sections of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gangau<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Sanctuary.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Forest and vegetation:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The major vegetation of the park is miscellaneous dry deciduous forest mixed with grassland area.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The site is characterized by forests, seasonal as well as aquatic, and marshy vegetation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rivers:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Ken River flows through this reserve and creates beautiful waterfalls on its way to the valley.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Flora:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">haracterized by forests and marshy vegetation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">It has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">an abundance of rare medicinal plants as well as other non-timber forestry products such as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kattha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, gum, and resins.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fauna:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Endangered animals like Tiger, Leopard and Chinkara<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">home<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to the Siyah Gosh (Felis caracal) and Jungle cat (Felis chaus).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Other exotic animals like Chital, Nilgai, Sloth Bear, Sambhar.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ore than 200 species of birds including the King vulture, Indian Vulture, and bar-headed goose.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Significance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Panna National Park was declared as the 22nd Tiger Reserve of India and the 5th in Madhya Pradesh in the year of 1994<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is a critical tiger habitat area and hosts the Panna Tiger Reserve, as well as the World Heritage site of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2020-list-of-biosphere-reserves-in-india\/#biospherereserves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Other Biosphere Reserves<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNESCO\u2019s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program has included the Panna Biosphere Reserve to UNESCO\u2019s World Network of Biosphere Reserves.\u00a0\u00a0 About PTR:\u00a0 Location\u2013 Vindhyan Hills in northern\u00a0Madhya Pradesh. It is spread over the Panna and Chhatarpur districts. It is the\u00a022nd Tiger Reserve of India(1994) and fifth in Madhya Pradesh . The terrain here consists of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/panna-biosphere-reserve\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Panna Biosphere Reserve<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-152121","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}