About Kanha National Park
Well known for its deer and tiger population, Kanha National Park is one of the most popular national parks in Madhya Pradesh. The fauna at the park was believed to have been the inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling's famed classic Jungle Book. The park is spread over an area of 1945 sq km with a core area of 940 sq km. Kanha National Park was declared a sanctuary in 1952 and in 1955 the park was converted into national park. The park was declared a tiger reserve in 1974, when the Project Tiger was launched.

Attraction
Besides the obvious attraction of the Kanha Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the most important places of tourist interest in the region is the Bamni Dadar, which is also known as the Sunset Point. Besides providing visitors with a breath-taking view of the scenery around the place, Bamni Dadar is also home to a number of animals like the Grazing Sambhar, Barking Deer and Gaurs.

kanha Jungle Lodge
Situated on 11 acres of lush green land, Kanha Jungle Lodge is a couple of minutes away from the Kanha National Park. Set amidst the Sal forest, the lodge gives a true feel of the adventure and excitement of living in a forest.

The Kanha National Park houses rare species of wildlife like the Bengal tiger and Barisingha. Other animals found here are Chausinga, wild boar, gray jackal, black buck antelope and many more.

Kanha as Tiger Reserve
The national park is majorly occupied by Tiger population. The park have significant number of tiger, bison, gaur, sambhar, chital, barasingha, barking deer, black deer, black buck, chousingha, nilgai, mouse deer, sloth bear, jackal fox, porcupine, hyena, jungle cat, python, pea fowl, hare, monkey, mongoose, tiger, and leopard.

Places to See in the Park
Forest Department guides accompany visitors around the park on mapped-out circuits which enable viewers to see a good cross-section of Kanha's wildlife. The best areas are the meadows around Kanha, where blackbuck, chital and barasingha can be seen throughout the day.

Bamni Dadar
Known as Sunset Point, this is one of Hardground Barasingha is found only at Kanha The most beautiful areas of the park, from where a spectacular sunset can be watched. The dense luxuriance of Kanha's forests can best be seen from here. Animals that can be sighted around this point are typical of the mixed forest zone: sambar, barking deer, gaur and the four-horned antelope.

Mammalian Species
Kanha has some 22 species of mammals. Those most easily spotted are the striped palm squirrel, common langur, jackal, wild pig, chital or spotted deer, barasingha or swamp deer, sambar and blackbuck.

Less commonly seen species are
Tiger, Indian hare, dhole or Indian wild dog, barking deer and Indian bison or gaur. Patient watching should reward the visitor with a sight of: Indian fox, sloth bear, striped hyena, jungle cat, leopard, Mouse deer, chausingha or four-horned antelope, nilgai, ratel and porcupine.

Very rarely seen are
Wolf, which lives in the far east of the park; chinkara, to be found outside the park's northern boundary; Indian pangolin, the smooth Indian otter and the small Indian civet.

Avian Species
Kanha has some 200 species of birds. Watchers should station themselves in the hills, where the mixed and bamboo forests harbour many species, and in The grassy forest clearings. ,

Water birds can be seen near the park's many rivulets and at Sarvantal, a pool that is frequented by water birds and the area in front of the museum.

The sal forests do not normally yield a sight of Kanha's avifauna. Early mornings and late afternoons are best for birdwatching; binoculars are an invaluable aid to the watcher.

Reaching Kanha
The nearest airport Nagpur, 266 km from Kanha National Park, is well connected with most major cities in India. Jabalpur, 169 km away from Kanha, is the nearest railway station. Kanha is accessible by road from from Jabalpur, Khajuraho 445 km and Nagpur 266 km away. There are regular bus services from Jabalpur to Kanha.