An abundant and diverse wildlife exists today in Kanha National Park, created in 1955 by a special law, and which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under Project Tiger. This is original Kipling country, of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. Kanha's sal and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq km in dramatic natural splendor. Today Kanha is among the few most scenic and beautiful wildlife reserves in Asia. This 'Tiger Country' is the ideal home for both predator and prey. By far the most striking features of this region are the open grassy meadows, where sighting blackbuck, swamp deer, sambhar and chital is common. Stringent conservation programs for the overall protection of the Park's fauna and flora, makes Kanha one of the most well maintained National Parks in Asia.
