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Kanha: India’s first tiger reserve beckons with wildlife safaris
Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh is India's first tiger reserve, spreading over 2,074 sq km. It inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and now hosts about 115 tigers, along with barasingha…
The Story in Brief
Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh is India's first tiger reserve, spreading over 2,074 sq km. It inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and now hosts about 115 tigers, along with barasingha (swamp deer), leopards, gaurs, and over 300 bird species. A conservation programme revived the barasingha as a flagship species.nnSafaris run twice daily from four core zones and buffer zones. Bookings open 120 days ahead on the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department website. The nearest airport is Jabalpur, 160 km away; railheads at Jabalpur and Gondia. Accommodation ranges from budget to luxury.
The Indian Opinion
Travel guides often present Kanha as an untouched safari paradise, but they gloss over the real tension between tourism and conservation. Kanha's own success with barasingha recovery shows that controlled tourism can fund protection. Yet the claim of 115 tigers must be weighed against habitat pressure from growing visitor numbers. The real test will be next year's tiger census: will it show stability or decline?nn
Source: republicworld.com
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