Kanha India Tourism
Kanha National Park, part of Project Tiger, is located in Madhya Pradesh,
India. In the 1930s, the Kanha area was divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon
and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km² each. Kanha National Park was created
on 1 June 1955.
The nearest airport and railhead is at Jabalpur, around 175 km away(6 hours
by road). The lowland forest is a mixture of sal and other trees, interspersed
with meadows. The higland forests are of a completely different nature.
A very good looking indian ghost tree can also be seen in the dense. Kanha
is home to about 22 species of mammals and about 300 species of birds.
Commonly observed mammals include the Common Grey Langur, Wild Boar, Chital,
Chousingha, Sambar and Barasingha or Swamp deer.
Barasingha were only 60 left in this planet when measures were taken to
prevent extinction. As of June 2006, the count is around 1200. An attempt
to raise the black buck here has failed.
This is tiger country (131 tigers as on June 2006). One can also find leopards,
the Sloth bear and Indian wild dog. Very rarely seen are the Indian wolf
which live in the far east of the park.
It comes out after dark which is not a visiting hour. Also the pangolin,
which also are nocturnal and live in the highlands. The Indian jungle fowl,
which is the ancestor of domestic hens, is common.
The Nilgai (blue bull), though rare, can also be found in Kanha. There are
two gates for entrance into the forest. The Kisli gate is best accessible
from Jabalpur and the second gate is Mukki. The Kisli gate stops at village
Khatia which comes inside the buffer area.
Kanha India Tourism, Central India Tourism Reservation Form