Kanha

Kanha with its sal and bamboo forests, lush natural splendors became more
famous for its astonishing variety of wildlife. The expanse of the area
is over 900 sq km where the Tiger had had the free run. The government provided
the protection to it against poaching and declared the area as Kanha Tiger
Reserve under Kanha National Park. The other most famous deer specie of
this park is the Barasingha.
Kanha National Park is Kipling country and the nearby forests were the setting
for the "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. It's an outstanding national park
and wildlife reserve of Central India, noted for its last remaining population
of the hard-ground race of the Swamp Deer (approximately 380). Spotting
wild animals is always a matter of luck, but Kanha is so rich in wildlife
that the odds are titled in your favour. Most people are keener to meet
Kanha's most famous citizen: the Tiger. Thereare a healthy numbers of the
Tiger found over here, which may be seen during the day, and is one of the
best places left to see them.
Places of Interest
There are 175 varieties of birds in Kanha National Park . So if you happen
to be bird watcher, look forward to a full spotting itinerary. The terrain
inside the park is varied, nonetheless enjoyable. Bamboo forests flow into
Sal forests and meadows. There are herds of spotted deer to be seen with
smaller herds of spotted deer to be seen with smaller herds of beautiful
antelope, the black buck. With a little luck, you could also spot the timorous
barking deer. It's snapping warns other denizens of the forest that a predator
is around. There is also a very strong possibility that you will see the
rare Barasingha, the Swamp Deer. Once there were only 66 of these in Kanha,
but careful conservation and management raised their population to over
400.