| Kanha national park is one of the wild life | | | | |
| parks in India. Kanha national park is | | | | Other Attractions in Kanha National Park |
| located in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh | | | | |
| state, central India, extending over 122 sq | | | | Kanha museum is situated inside the park. |
| mi (316 sq km) of the central highlands, at | | | | Inside museum a visitor can find lots of |
| an elevation of from 2,000 ft (600 m) to | | | | information about topography, park maps, pug |
| 3,000 ft. Originally established as the | | | | marks of various animals etc. |
| Banjar Valley Sanctuary in 1935, it became a | | | | |
| national park in 1955 and was enlarged in | | | | Raja Rani:Near the visitor centre one can see |
| 1964. It is an area of grassland, bamboo | | | | the stumps of two giant sal trees that are |
| groves, and sal forests that supports 22 | | | | worshipped daily in the forests. Known as |
| species of mammals, including tigers, | | | | Raja Rani, these trees once lived in the |
| leopards, chital (spotted deer), sambar | | | | Kanha National Park. |
| (large, long-tailed deer), and barasingha | | | | |
| (swamp deer), and about 200 species of birds. | | | | Best time to visit Kanha national park |
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| The park was originally established as a | | | | November to May and Feb to June is the best |
| wildlife sanctuary in 1935. Kanha national | | | | month to visit the Kanha National Park. |
| park was astablished to protect wild species, | | | | |
| Kanha is home to about 22 species of mammals | | | | How to Reach Kanha National Park? |
| and about 300 species of bird and largest no. | | | | |
| of tigers found in the park. | | | | By air |
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| Main Attractions of Kanha National Park | | | | Jabalpur is the nearest airport while Nagpur |
| | | | is nearest most convenient airport. Daily |
| The main attractions of Kanha national park | | | | flight available from the major cities in |
| are Tiger, Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Barasingha, | | | | india. Indian airlines operates daily flight |
| Barking Deer, Chousihgha, Nilgai, Mouse Deer, | | | | Delhi-Nagpur & Mumbai-nagpur. |
| Sloth Bear, Jackal, Fox, Porcupine, Hyaena, | | | | |
| Jungle Cat, Python, Hare, Monkey, Mongoose, | | | | By Rail: |
| etc. can also be seen here.Birds species in | | | | |
| the park Storks, Teals, Pintails, Pond | | | | Many trains are available to Labalpur, Daily |
| Herons, Egrets, Peacock, Pea Fowl, Jungle | | | | trains between Delhi and Jabalpur are |
| Fowl, Spur Fowl, Patridges, Quails, Ring | | | | Mahakoshal Exp and Gondwana Express, Other |
| Doves, Green Pigeons, Rock Pigeons, Cuckoos, | | | | major trains plying to Jabalpur include |
| Rollers, Bee Eater, Hoopes, Drongos, | | | | Sanghamitra Exp and Varanasi Exp. |
| Warblers, King Fishers, Wood Peckers, | | | | |
| Finches, Orioles, Owls, Fly Catchers in Kanha | | | | By Road: |
| Kisli. | | | | |
| | | | Regular buses from abalpur to Kanha are |
| The tiger population was said to be 48 in | | | | available. Easily anyone can here cars for |
| 1976 and is estimated today at 100. Here are | | | | there convenience to reach kanha. Another |
| an estimated 8,600 species of birds worldwide | | | | option is the drive from Jabalpur via Tikaria |
| and of these over 1,200, or about 14%, may be | | | | and Mandla. To reach the park from Nagpur, |
| found in the Indian subcontinent. | | | | take the NH6 to Bhandara. |