Kanha National Park

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Kanha National Park is a renowned tiger reserve and one of India’s largest and most biodiverse national parks, famous for its Bengal tigers, barasingha (swamp deer), and lush sal forests.

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Kanha National Park canonical 6
Kanha Tiger Reserve 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
tiger reserve
bestVisitingSeason November to March
climate tropical monsoon climate
closedForTourism monsoon season (typically July to mid-October)
conservationProgram barasingha recovery program
conservationSignificance stronghold for hard-ground barasingha
conservationStatus protected area under Indian law
country India
designatedAsTigerReserve 1973
district Balaghat district
Mandla district
dominantTreeSpecies sal (Shorea robusta)
ecosystemType tropical moist deciduous forest
established 1955
featuredIn nature documentaries on Indian wildlife
governingBody Madhya Pradesh Forest Department
habitatFor Bengal tiger
Indian jackal
Indian leopard
Indian wild dog (dhole)
Indian wolf (in buffer areas)
barasingha (swamp deer)
surface form: barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi)

chital (spotted deer)
gaur (Indian bison)
sambar deer
sloth bear
various raptor species
various waterbirds
wild boar
influencedWorkOf Rudyard Kipling’s imagery of Indian forests (often associated, though Kipling never visited)
knownFor Bengal tiger population
barasingha (swamp deer)
high biodiversity
sal forests
locatedIn Madhya Pradesh
Satpura Range
surface form: Maikal range of the Satpura Hills

central India
nearbyTown Khatia
Mandla
nearestAirport Jabalpur Airport
nearestRailwayStation Jabalpur Junction railway station
surface form: Jabalpur railway station
partOf National Tiger Conservation Authority
surface form: Project Tiger
recognizedAs one of India’s best-managed national parks
tourismActivity elephant safaris (limited and regulated)
jeep safaris
zoning buffer area
core area

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madhya Pradesh hasNationalPark Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh hasTigerReserve Kanha National Park
this entity surface form: Kanha Tiger Reserve
Mandla nearbyProtectedArea Kanha National Park
Mandla nearbyProtectedArea Kanha National Park
this entity surface form: Kanha Tiger Reserve
Balaghat hasNearbyProtectedArea Kanha National Park
this entity surface form: Kanha Tiger Reserve
Maikal Hills nearbyProtectedArea Kanha National Park
Mandla district hasProtectedArea Kanha National Park
Mandla district tourismAttraction Kanha National Park