Kanha's sal and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and
meandering streams stretch over 940 sq km in dramatic natural splendour
which form the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under
Project Tiger. The park is the only habitat of the rare hardground
Barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi). Some of the prominent area
inside Kanha National Park are : Bamhnidadar (Dadar means Meadows),
Lapsi Kabar, Nag Behra, Dig Dola, Kisli, Sonf Meadows, Shravan Chita,
Dasharatha Machan, Shravan Taal, Barasingha Enclosure etc.
By a special statute in 1955, Kanha National Park came
into being. It year 1973 with the introduction of Project Tiger in
India, 9 National Parks from all over India had been selected for Tiger
conservation project in which Kanha National was one them. Since then,
a series of stringent conservation programs for the protection of the
park's flora and fauna has given Kanha its deserved reputation for
being one of the finest and best administered National Parks in Asia,
an irresistible attraction for all wildlife lovers and a true haven for
its animal and avian population. Their are 3 entrances Gates in Kanha
Tiger Reserve : Khatia (Kisli), Mukki & Sarhi. All wildlife resorts
are within 3-6 kms radius of Kanha Tiger Reserve in buffer zone. Nature
trail is available in Kanha Khatia Gate & Mukki Gate.
