Kanha National Park
Located in “Maikal” ranges of the Satpuras
Declared in 1935 as Sanctuary…upgraded as National Park in 1955
Included among first nine reserves in Project Tiger
Altitude of the area varies from 450m to 950m above mean sea level
Tiger Reserve with an area of 1949 sq. km
Home for more than 125 tigers, only surviving population of Central
India Swamp deer & 300 identified bird species
Saving the highly endangered hard ground Barasingha & Tigers
Kanha is divided in 3 tourist zones
Kanha
Sarhi
Mukki
Kanha Zone
Museum at Kanha
Maidens (Meadows) of Kanha, Kisli
Elephant ride when tiger is spotted
Wildlife film shows at Khatia in evenings
Nature Trail at Khatia
Orientation centre at Khatia
Sarhi Zone
New area opened for tourists
Neelgai (Blue bull)
Elephant Camp with young calves
Rondagarh – hill top view point
Major population of Barasingha
Mukki Zone
The large maidans(Meadows) of Sondar, Ghorella,
Bishanpura and Aurai
Orientation centre with evening wildlife film shows
The dadar – Bamhnidadar
Large Water Bodies
Nature trail
Elephant ride when tiger is spotted
Kanha - Flora & Fauna
Over 600 species of flowering plants
Around 300 species of birds
43 species of mammals
Several species of reptile, arthropod and termite
Kanha –Estimated Wildlife population as per 2006 census
Chital (Cervus axis) -20999
Sambar (Cervus unicolor)-3351
Barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak)-1088
Barasingha (Cervus duvauceli branderi) -335
Blue bull (Boselaphus traqocamelus)-109
Chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis)-129
Gaur / Indian Bison (Bos gaurus) -1605
Langur (Presbytis entellus) -6955
Wild pig (Sus scrofa) -7871
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)-162
Indian wild dog (Cuon alpinus)-415
Jackal (Canis aureus) -425
Tiger (Panthera tigris) -73 – 105, excluding tiger cubs
Panther (Panthera pardus)-
'Awaited from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Access to Kanha
Airport:
Nagpur(270kms, 5 hrs)
Jabalpur(160kms, 3 hrs)
Raipur(220kms, 5 hrs)
Railhead:
Jabalpur(160kms, 3hrs)
Gondia(160kms, 3hrs)
Nagpur(270kms, 5 hrs)
Raipur(220kms, 5hrs)