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Kanha Tiger Reserve comparieses parts of the Mandla, Balaghat, Kwardha and dinodor distrcts fothe Indian state fo Madhya Pradesh. It is located in the Malkal hills of the Satpura hill range Kanha is internationally renowned for its rich floral and faunal attributes.

The Reserve is an excellent interspersion of the Dadars garassy expanses, dense forest and riverine forest. It is very rich in floral largely due to the combination of land forms and soil types apart from the most character of the regaion. The rich habitat diversity of the Reserve suuports abundant animal communities and the lesser life forms, The Reserve is the sanctum sanctorum of typical Central Indian Fauna.

Kanha has distinguished itself in saving the endangered Centeral Indian Barasingha (Cervus duvauceli branderi) from extinction and harboring the only population of this deer species in the World. Phen Wildlife sanchary (Phen WLS) in the North East of Kanha has been made the mini satellite core of the Reserve.

Forest Type
• Moist Peninsular Sal Forest
• High level Sal
• Low level Sal
• Valley Sal
• Southern tropical Moist Mixed Decidous Forest
• Southern Tropical dry Decidous Mixed Forest

General Information :
Best Time to Visit: March to June
Nearest Town : Mandla (65 Km)

How to Get Here :
By Air : Jabalpur (170 km), Nagpur (270 km)
By Rail : Jabalpur (170 km), Nagpur (270 km).