| Panna National Park | |
|---|---|
 Bengal tigers at Panna National Park | |
  Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Location | Panna and Chhatarpur districts, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nearest city | Panna, Khajuraho, Chhatarpur (25 km (16 mi)) |
| Coordinates | 24°43′49.6″N 80°0′38.8″E / 24.730444°N 80.010778°E |
| Area | 542.67 km2 (209.53 sq mi) |
| Established | 1981 |
| Visitors | 22,563 (in 2009) |
| Governing body | Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Project Tiger, Madhya Pradesh |
Panna National Park is an Indian national park in Panna and Chhatarpur Districts of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 542.67 km2 (209.53 sq mi). It was declared in 1994 as the twenty second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh.[1] Panna National Park was given the Award of Excellence in 2007 as the best maintained national park of India by the Ministry of Tourism of India.[1] Although the reserve went through an ordeal losing almost all of its tigers in 2009 to poaching, a subsequent recovery program touted as one of the most successful big cat population restorations, has resulted in a growth of up to 80 tigers within the park.[2]
- ^ a b Field Director, Panna Tiger Reserve. "The Park". Welcome to the official website of Panna Tiger Reserve. Forest department of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Naveen, P. (2023). "Panna Tiger Reserve's mother tigress No.1 dies after 13 cubs & bundles of memories in Madhya Pradesh". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2023.