Wildlife in the Park
The Kanha National park is a natural world to the flora and fauna present in the area of 1,945 square kilometers. The wildlife in the sanctuary, which witnessed the first wildlife scientific study of tigers under 'Project Tiger', possesses a variety of natural vegetation required for a large number of mammals, reptiles and birds.
Flora : The Kanha National Park is rich in vegetation. The lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines of Kanha provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "Jungle Book". It is covered with a dense forest which nests more than 300 species of birds. The beauty of the green forests is always gets lively with the enchanting birds such as storks, teals, pintails, pond herons, egrets, peacock, pea fowl, jungle fowl, spur fowl, partridges, quails, ring doves, spotted parakeets, green pigeons, rock pigeons, cuckoos, papihas, rollers, bee-eater, hoopoes, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles, owls, and fly catchers.
The Kanha National park is a natural world to the flora and fauna present in the area of 1,945 square kilometers. The wildlife in the sanctuary, which witnessed the first wildlife scientific study of tigers under 'Project Tiger', possesses a variety of natural vegetation required for a large number of mammals, reptiles and birds.
Flora : The Kanha National Park is rich in vegetation. The lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines of Kanha provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "Jungle Book". It is covered with a dense forest which nests more than 300 species of birds. The beauty of the green forests is always gets lively with the enchanting birds such as storks, teals, pintails, pond herons, egrets, peacock, pea fowl, jungle fowl, spur fowl, partridges, quails, ring doves, spotted parakeets, green pigeons, rock pigeons, cuckoos, papihas, rollers, bee-eater, hoopoes, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles, owls, and fly catchers.
