Pench Tiger Reserve
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Pench Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in India straddling across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. On the Madhya Pradesh side, it encompasses a core area of 411.33 km2 (158.82 sq mi), with a buffer of 768.3 km2 (296.6 sq mi), making for a total protected area of 1,179.63 km2 (455.46 sq mi). On the Maharashtra side, the Pench Tiger Reserve has a core habitat area of 257.3 km2 (99.3 sq mi) along with a buffer zone of 483.96 km2 (186.86 sq mi) making total protected area of 741.2 km2 (286.2 sq mi). Pench Tiger Reserve comprises Pench National Park, Mowgli Pench Sanctuary and a buffer area, which span more than 1,920 km2 (740 sq mi).
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