Kanha Tiger Reserve
Kanha Tiger Reserve | |
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Madhya Pradesh, India | |
Nearest city | Mandla |
Coordinates | 22°13′39″N 80°38′42″E / 22.22750°N 80.64500°E |
Area | 940 km2 (360 sq mi) |
Created | 1933 1955; (as National Park) 1974; (as Tiger Reserve) | (as Wildlife Sanctuary)
Visitors | 213,804 (in 2022)[1] |
Governing body | Madhya Pradesh Forest Department |
Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the
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.[2][3] 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.[4]
Flora
Kanha Tiger Reserve is home to over 1000 species of flowering plants.[5] The lowland forest is a mixture of sal (Shorea robusta) and other mixed-forest trees, interspersed with meadows. The highland forests are tropical moist, dry deciduous type and of a completely different nature from bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) on slopes. A notable Indian ghost tree (Sterculia urens) can also be seen in the dense forest.[6]
Fauna
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.[7] Blackbuck has become very rare.[8] The reserve hosts around 300 species of birds and the most commonly seen birds are the
Reintroduction of barasingha
An exciting conservation effort in this national park is the reintroduction of
Tiger conservation and the Baiga tribe
Members of the
In its efforts to maintain and restore tiger habitats, WWF-India has worked to create corridors that support the tigers and their prey, thereby stabilizing the tiger population. This includes efforts to prevent loss of life or property of humans, reduce human dependency on the forest, and reduce retaliatory killings of tigers when people have experienced losses.[14]
Kanha's frontline staff continue to receive support, training and equipment from WWF.
Transportation and access
The
(Mukki 185 km (115 mi)) have other airports.There are three gates for entrance into the park. The Kanha/Kisli gate is best accessed from Jabalpur and stops at the village Khatia, inside the buffer area. The second gate is at Mukki and the third, most recently opened, gate is at Sarhi.[16]
Ecosystem valuation
An economic assessment study of Kanha Tiger Reserve estimated that the tiger reserve provides flow benefits worth 16.5 billion rupees (0.80 lakh / hectare) annually. Important
See also
References
- ^ "15L tourists visited MP's 11 national parks till July". The Times of India. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Kanha Tiger Reserve". Madhya Pradesh Forest Department. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Kahna Tiger Reserve: History and origin (3rd slide)". Kahna Tiger Reserve. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Neeraj, S. (2017). "Meet 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha': Kanha tiger reserve becomes first in India get official mascot". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Kanha National Park". Reservation Portal Madhya Pradesh Forest Department. MPOnline Ltd., JV between MPSEDC of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh & TATA Consultancy Services. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Destination to roam". www.gocentralindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Flora in Kanha National Park | Wild Flowers at Kanha". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Dwivendi, A. P. 2003. Protected Areas of Madhya Pradesh, Government printing Press, Bhopal
- ^ "Bird Watching at Kanha National Park with 300 Avifauna Species". Kanha National Park. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Kanha National Park and Tiger Reserve – Treasures of Wildlife". Wildlife Zones. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ sala Reintroduction of Barasingha: Kanha National Park – Satpura Tiger Reserve Archived 2013-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Out of the Jungle: The Baigas - Sayantan Bera". Galli Magazine. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Survival International. "Tribespeople illegally evicted from 'Jungle Book' tiger reserve". survivalinternational.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "WWF India - WWF-India's work for tiger". wwfindia.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Indian Railway
- ^ "How to Reach Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links
Kanha Tiger Reserve travel guide from Wikivoyage