General Information / History
The Kanha National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974, under Project Tiger. Stretching over 940 sq km, the vegetation, chiefly made of sal and bamboo forests, grasslands and streams, this park is the sole habitat of the rare hardground barasingha. It lies in the Mandhla district in the Maikal hills which are the part of the Satpura range. Originally, the area was famed as a hunter's paradise & especially for its teeming herds of Barasingha.
The valley has been well developed to accommodate visitors & display the rich fauna. Forest Department Guides accompany visitors around the Park on mapped out circuits which naturalists to see a good cross-section of Kanha's wildlife. The best areas are the meadows around Kanha where blackbuck, cheetal (spotted deer) & barasingha can be seen throughout the day. Bamni Dadar (Sunset Point) affords a view of the dense jungle & animals that can be sighted from here are typical of the mixed forest zone: sambhar, barking deer, gaur (bison) & chausingha (four horned antelope).

Sightseeing
Kanha is famous for swamp deer, bison, barking deer, sloth bear, etc. This park is specially known for tiger and chital. Other animals to be seen are leopard, hyena, gaur, black buck and pig. The bird life includes black Ibises, vultures and crested serpent eagle. Kanha is now a tiger reserve under Project Tiger. April to June, and again November to January are the ideal times to visit the Park.

Excursions: Nagpur, Jabalpur.