Nestled in the eastern part of the Satpura mountain range, Kanha is not just a place to visit. It is to be lived, felt and enjoyed. It is the land of George Schaller’s ‘The Deer and The Tiger.’
Kanha is spectacular no matter when you visit it. Driving on tracks lined by tall Sal trees, the scene in front of your eyes occasionally changes into open meadows, bamboo-clad slopes or of dense mixed forest. A number of bubbly water holes and seasonal streams give the landscape a pictorial quality.
And by far the biggest thrill? The tiger can be anywhere for you to safely view it – walking boldly on the main track, stalking a deer in the meadow or stealthily walking through a dry stream bed.
Within an area of 940 sq km of core forest and 1009 sq km of buffer forest around it, Kanha has an estimated population of 50-60 adult tigers. This is a fairly healthy number since each tiger occupies quite a large territory. The tiger in Kanha co-exists with two other large predators- the leopard and the wild dogs which are an absolute treat to watch if sighted.
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