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Kanha Tiger Reserve
| Kanha Tiger Reserve | |
|---|---|
 Tiger in Kanha Tiger Reserve | |
  Location in Madhya Pradesh  Kanha Tiger Reserve (India) | |
| Location | Mandla district and Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nearest city | Mandla |
| Coordinates | 22°13′39″N 80°38′42″E / 22.22750°N 80.64500°E |
| Area | 940 km2 (360 sq mi) |
| Created | 1933 (as Wildlife Sanctuary) 1955; (as National Park) 1974; (as Tiger Reserve) |
| Visitors | 213,804 (in 2022)[1] |
| Governing body | Madhya Pradesh Forest Department |
Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It covers an area of 940 km2 (360 sq mi) in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat. The park hosts Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, sloth bear, barasingha and dhole. It is also the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, Bhoorsingh the Barasingha.[2]
- ^ "15L tourists visited MP's 11 national parks till July". The Times of India. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Neeraj, S. (2017). "Meet 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha': Kanha tiger reserve becomes first in India get official mascot". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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