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Fact File Kanha National Park

General Information
Area Core Buffer Longitude Latitude Altitude Rainfall Temperature Seasons Winter Summer Monsoon	1945 sq. km. 940 sq. km. 1005 sq. km. 80º26' E to 81º4' 40" E 22º1' 5" to 22º27' 45" N 450 m to 950 m above M.S.L. 1224 mm. Min - 2ºC - Max 43ºC November to February March to Mid- June Mid-June to early October

Census
Animals Species	1994		1995		1996		1997		1998
	KNP	PhenWLS	KNP	PhenWLS	KNP	PhenWLS	KNP	PhenWLS	KNP	PhenWLS
Chital Sambar Barking Deer Barasingha Nilgai Chousingha Blackbuck Gaur Wild boar Sloth bear Langur Wild dog Jackal Tiger Panther	21717 4346 228 366 62 114 13 1230 9292 53 6550 149 263 100 72	99 21 25 ---- ---- 2 ---- 15 295 13 443 57 25 5 9	18102 3313 1117 389 54 99 9 1372 9314 59 6375 266 250 97 62	107 24 30 ---- ---- ---- ---- 18 312 12 450 50 46 4 8	9724 3516 977 322 62 68 3 1090 8293 59 5652 304 169 97 62	117 23 49 ---- ---- ---- ---- 13 244 21 752 40 31 2 8	9724 3516 977 322 63 69 2 1108 8300 59 5800 306 172 105 70	177 23 49 ---- ---- ---- ---- 13 244 21 752 40 30 2 8	2025 3598 1130 332 66 70 2 1190 8448 5844 322 220 106 71	187 25 51 ---- ---- ---- ---- 13 244 21 752 42 36 2 10

Tourism
Year	Indians	Foreigners	Total
1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 (upto 5/99)	31791 51595 53522 40908 3388 39017 47376 41026 31114	2373 3807 2436 2341 2032 2430 1878 2244 2313	34164 55402 55958 43249 35920 41447 49254 43270 33427

Infrastructure and Facilities
» Accommodation managed by M. P. Tourism Development corporation: Log huts and Youth Hostel at Kisli and Safari Lodge at Mukki
»Accommodation managed by the Reserve Management: Hutments at Khatia, FRH at Kisli and FRH at Mukki
»Orientation Centres at Khatia and Mukki
» Museum at Kanha
»Park Route Guides
» Nature Trail at Khatia


Highways
a) Baihar-Chilpi PWD metal road.
b) Tatri-Baihar PWD road.
c) Raipur-Mandla PWD State Highway.

Diseases
During 1976, there was an outbreak of rinderpest. In all 52 Gaur, 8 Sambar and 35 Chital succumbed to the disease. Due to the cattle the Reserve area is always to be feared.

The sal borer (Hoplocerambyx spinicornis) infestation has been noticed in Kanha National Park (core Zone) in a sporadic manner.

Encroachment
None

Others :
Activists False propaganda about the newly constituted buffer zone division by self-styled women social activists and the eco-illiterate craving for recognition is a matter of concern.

Statutory
There is lack of special statutory protection to field staff for acts done in good faith while discharging their duties, and delayed judicial proceedings in case related to wildlife offenses.

Corridors
There is fragmentation of vegetal connectivity linking the Tiger Reserve to other Protected Areas owing to biotic pressure.

Mining
The Hindusthan Copper Ltd. Is situated about 7 km from the buffer boundary. Irrigation Matiari Project is situated only about 1 km. from the buffer boundary.






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Fauna of Kanha National Park » Map of Kanha » Wildlife Conservation in Kanha



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