Latest News about Kanha National Park

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has decided that National parks will be re-opend as per their previous schedlule, hence National Parks in Madhya Pradesh will be reopened for tourists on 1st October, 2008 positively!! Kanha National park is located in Banjar and Halon valleys in the Mandla / Balaghat districts of the state of Madhya Pradesh. Kanha National Park is one of the Indias finest tiger reserves. It is spread more than 940 sq km in a horse shoe shaped valley bound by the spurs of the Mekal range the park presents a varies topography. Kanha national park is more famous for its wildlife, the natural beauty of its landscape is just as fascinating. One of the best locations to enjoy that bounty is Bammi Dadar, also known as the sunset point.. Kanha also shelters one of the largest populations of the tigers in the country. Some of the other larger animal species found in the park are sloth bear, leopard, striped hyena, spotted dear, wild boar, jungle cat, jackal and a variety of monkeys. Over 200 spices of birds have been spotted in the park. There are many folklore about how it got kanha name. Some say it came from kanha, the clay like soil of the river bottoms, Other say the area is named for kanha a holy forest sage, who once lived here and was the father of shakuntala, whose son was Bharat and whose story was told in our legends. Climate in Kanha National Park Kanha has a distinct monsoonal climate. In summer temperature ranges from 43C max. To 11C min. Whereas in winter it is between 29C max. To 2C min. Winters are severe and frosty. The southwest monsoon shows its vigour between late June till late September. The maximum rainfall occurs in July & August. The mean annual rainfall is 1225 mm. The park remains closed during the rainy season and no visitors are allowed to enter the park.