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Kanha National Park Kanha NP Kanha NP (India)
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location:	Madhya Pradesh, India
Nearest city:	Mandla
Coordinates:	22°20′0″N, 80°38′0″E
Area:	940 km²
Established:	1955
Total Visitation:	1,000 (in 1989)
Governing body:	Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh government

Kanha National Park, part of Project Tiger, is located in Madhya Pradesh, India. In the 1930s, the Kanha area was divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km² each. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955. The nearest airport and railhead is at Jabalpur, around 175 km away(6 hours by road).

The lowland forest is a mixture of sal and other trees, interspersed with meadows. The higland forests are of a completely different nature. A very good looking indian ghost tree can also be seen in the dense. Kanha is home to about 22 species of mammals and about 300 species of birds. Commonly observed mammals include the Common Grey Langur, Wild Boar, Chital, Chousingha, Sambar and Barasingha or Swamp deer (this is the hardground swamp deer, found only in Kanha, barely 1200 survive in the wild). Barasingha were only 60 left in this planet when measures were taken to prevent extinction. As of June 2006, the count is around 1200. An attempt to raise the black buck here has failed. This is tiger country (131 tigers as on June 2006). One can also find leopards, the Sloth bear and Indian wild dog. Very rarely seen are the Indian wolf which live in the far east of the park. It comes out after dark which is not a visiting hour. Also the pangolin, which also are nocturnal and live in the highlands. The Indian jungle fowl, which is the ancestor of domestic hens, is common. The Nilgai (blue bull), though rare, can also be found in Kanha.

There are two gates for entrance into the forest. The Kisli gate is best accessible from Jabalpur and the second gate is Mukki. The Kisli gate stops at village Khatia which comes inside the buffer area.

• Area: (core) 940 km²
• Terrain: sal and bamboo forests, plateaus, meadows and meandering streams
• Best Season: February to June
• Morning Visiting Hours: Sunrise to 1100Hrs
• Evening Visiting Hours: 1630Hrs to Sunset
• Closed: 1 July to 31 October

• Images from Kanha National Park
• UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre is a dead link; use the Internet Archive link instead
• Madhya Pradesh State Tourism
• Kanha National Park
• Photos and travel tips for Kanha national park
• Travel Gallery from 2003 Trip
• Kanha National Park travel guide from Wikitravel