Kanha National Park
Kanha
Tiger Reserve comparieses parts of the Mandla, Balaghat, Kwardha and dinodor
distrcts fothe Indian state fo Madhya Pradesh. It is located in the Malkal hills
of the Satpura hill range Kanha is internationally renowned for its rich floral
and faunal attributes.
The Reserve is an excellent interspersion of the Dadars garassy expanses, dense
forest and riverine forest. It is very rich in floral largely due to the combination
of land forms and soil types apart from the most character of the regaion. The
rich habitat diversity of the Reserve suuports abundant animal communities and
the lesser life forms, The Reserve is the sanctum sanctorum of typical Central
Indian Fauna.
Kanha has distinguished itself in saving the endangered Centeral Indian Barasingha
(Cervus duvauceli branderi) from extinction and harboring the only population
of this deer species in the World. Phen Wildlife sanchary (Phen WLS) in the
North East of Kanha has been made the mini satellite core of the Reserve.
Forest Type
Moist Peninsular Sal Forest
High level Sal
Low level Sal
Valley Sal
Southern tropical Moist Mixed Decidous Forest
Southern Tropical dry Decidous Mixed Forest
General Information :
Best Time to Visit: March to June
Nearest Town : Mandla (65 Km)
How to Get Here :
Air : Jabalpur (170 km), Nagpur (270 km)
Rail : Jabalpur (170 km), Nagpur (270 km).
Kanha National Park, Reservation Form
