Kanha Tiger Reserve

SEO Title: Kanha Tiger Reserve: Location, Wildlife, Barasingha and Conservation

Category: Environment & Ecology | Tiger Reserves | Biodiversity

UPSC Notes

Kanha Tiger Reserve is a major protected area in Madhya Pradesh, famous for its tiger population and conservation of the hard-ground barasingha.

Key Pointers

  • State: Madhya Pradesh.

  • Located in the Maikal range of the Satpura landscape.

  • Includes Kanha National Park.

  • Important species:

    • Bengal tiger

    • Leopard

    • Gaur

    • Sloth bear

    • Dhole

    • Barasingha

  • Famous for conservation of hard-ground barasingha.

  • Important central Indian forest ecosystem.

  • Associated with tropical moist and dry deciduous forest landscapes.

Prelims Focus: Kanha → Madhya Pradesh → Maikal → tiger → hard-ground barasingha.