Kanha Tiger Reserve
National park in Madhya Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 tiger reserve in 1973. Today, it encompasses an area of 940 km2 (360 sq mi) in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat.
Kanha Tiger Reserve | |
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Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
Nearest city | Mandla |
Coordinates | 22°13′39″N 80°38′42″E |
Area | 940 km2 (360 sq mi) |
Created | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) (as Wildlife Sanctuary) 1955; (as National Park) 1974; (as Tiger Reserve) |
Visitors | 213,804 (in 2022)[1] |
Governing body | Madhya Pradesh Forest Department |
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]