Kanha TR
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Overview
Kanha Tiger Reserve lies in Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh, in the Maikal hills of the Satpura range.
Its sal forests and grassy meadows saved the hard-ground barasingha (swamp deer) from near extinction; the barasingha is Madhya Pradesh's state animal. Kanha was among the first reserves under Project Tiger in 1973.
Bhoorsingh the barasingha became the first official mascot of an Indian tiger reserve here.
Geography and key facts
- Mandla and Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
- Project Tiger reserve since 1973
- Saved the hard-ground barasingha
- Maikal hills; sal forest and meadows
Why it matters for UPSC
Species–park pairs (barasingha–Kanha, rhino–Kaziranga, lion–Gir) are frequently asked.
Note for UPSC
Madhya Pradesh; known for saving the hard-ground barasingha.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Kanha TR yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Madhya Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 22.227°N, 80.645°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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