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Emerald Panna

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 "Panna is the most beautiful national park in the country and its landscape is as famous as its tigers" is what my guide whispered to me on my first safari, and that was eternally true! Termed as the Emerald Forest, An Insight into the Panna Tiger Reserve is a live experience of witnessing animals residing in their natural habitat, stunning landscapes, and an unending list of flora and fauna, forest trails, and several wildlife species. Nestled in the Vindhya ranges, Panna Tiger Reserve comprises of mixed terrain including gorges and extensive plateaus. Spread in the expanse of 542.67 square kilometers this is the last tiger habitat in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh.  Panna National Park is known for creating history in Tiger Conservation. The park lost all tigers to systematic poaching from 2006 to 2008. Subsequently, 3 tigers were relocated from other reserves to Panna in 2009. These tigers made Panna their home and today with the dedicated efforts of the Forest Depar