Kanha Tiger Reserve
Land Of Tiger
about :
Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The present-day Kanha area is divided into two protected areas, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km2 (97 and 116 sq mi), respectively. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955 and was designated a tiger reserve in 1973. Today, it encompasses an area of 940 km2 (360 sq mi) in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat.
Together with a surrounding buffer zone of 1,067 km2 (412 sq mi) and the neighbouring 110 km2 (42 sq mi) Phen Sanctuary, it forms the Kanha Tiger Reserve, which is one of the biggest in the country.[1][2] This makes it the largest national park in central India.
The park hosts Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, sloth bear, barasingha and dhole. It is also the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, Bhoorsingh the Barasingha.
It has more than 200 flowering plants and more than 70 forest trees that include Sal, Palas, Mahua, Saja, Tendu, Lendia, Dhawa, Bamboo, Bija, Achar, and many more.
Safari Zone:
There are 8 zones for Safari .Out of them Kanha, Kisli, Mukki & Sarhi are core area & Khatia, Khapa, Sijora & Phen are buffer area.
NOTE:Kanha opens from 01”st October to 30”th June every year. This park does not open in monsoon season i.e. July, August & September.
Animals and birds:
Kanha Tiger Reserve hosts populations of Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, dhole, sloth bear, Bengal fox and Indian jackal. The barasingha is adapted to swampy areas. The gaur inhabits meadows and waterholes in the park. Blackbuck has become very rare.
The reserve hosts around 300 species of birds and the most commonly seen birds are the black ibis, Asian green bee-eater, cattle egret, blossom-headed parakeet, Indian pond heron, drongo, common teal, crested serpent eagle, Indian grey hornbill, Indian roller, lesser adjutant, little grebe, lesser whistling teal, minivet, Malabar pied hornbill, woodpeckers, pigeon, paradise flycatcher, hill myna, Indian peafowl, red junglefowl, red-wattled lapwing, steppe eagle, Tickell’s blue flycatcher, white-eyed buzzard, white-breasted kingfisher, white-browed fantail, wood shrikes, warblers, and vultures among many more.
An exciting conservation effort in this national park is the reintroduction of barasingha. The gaur will be relocated to Bandhavgarh and some barasingha will be relocated to Satpura Tiger Reserve. The objective of this project is to introduce about 500 barasingha in this national park to eight or nine different locations. There is also a project to capture about twenty tigers and relocate them to Satpura Tiger Reserve.
transportation:
Jabalpur is major railway stations with train connectivity across India. From Jabalpur, the best way to travel is via Mandla, by their we provide our taxi service to the park, and one can reach up to Chiraidongri the newly added Broad Gauge station[15] via jabalpur, Nainpur railway route to enter national park through Kanha gate. In pre-planned journey one of shortest road route is Jabalpur-Bargi Dam-Ganhsor-Thanwar Dam-Chiraidongri-Kanha National Park. Other route Jabalpur to Mandla (via NH-30)-Chiraidongri- Kanha route is preferred when arrival permission is to be taken from National Park authority at Mandla. This National Park can also be approached from Raipur – Gandai – Malanjkhand – Baihar highway route via Mukki Gate to National Park. M.P. Tourism and Private owners has hotels, resorts near to Mukki Gate. Similar stay facilities is also available at Khatia and Kanha Gate.
safari price :
There are four core zone and four buffer zone, whose entry fees is 1500/ INR ( 6 person , 2 kids less than 5 years ) for Indian as well as Foriegner .
You book your tickets from https://www.mponline.gov.in/portal/ .
Gypsy fare is around 2200/ INR and a Government approved Guide , who is compulsory . His fees is 360INR.
timing:
| Timings | Morning Safari | Afternoon Safari |
| 16th October to 15th February | Sunrise to 11:00 AM | 02:00 PM to Sunset |
| 16th February to 15th April | Sunrise to 11:00 AM | 03 PM to Sunset |
| 16th April to 30th June | Sunrise to 10:00 AM | 03:30 PM to Sunset |
Some Interesting facts-
1. Tiger are the largest cat in the world . Adult can weight up to 363 Kg and measure up to 3.3m
2. At full speed , tiger can reach up to 65km/h.
3. Elephant have around 150,000 muscle unit in their trunk. It can contain up to 8 litres of water .
