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Situated in the Indian state
of Madhya Pradesh, the picturesque Kanha
National Park was the inspiration behind
Rudyard Kipling's unforgettable classic
Jungle Book. The romance of the Kanha
National Park has not reduced over time-it
is still as beautiful.
If
one were to point to the middle of
India, chances are he will pick out
the forests of the Banjar and the
Halon valley, the two forming the
western and eastern halves of the
Kanha Tiger Reserve, which have long
been famous for their wide diversity
of wildlife.
The
park was created in 1955 by a special
law and, since then, it has dedicated
itself in preserving a variety of
animal species. Many endangered species
have indeed been saved here. Today
Kanha is among the few most scenic
and beautiful wildlife reserves in
Asia. This 'Tiger Country' is the
ideal home for both predator and prey.
By
far the most striking features of
this region are the open grassy meadows,
where sighting blackbuck, swamp deer,
sambhar and chital is common. And,
if one can transcend into time, a
barefooted Mowgli would perhaps come
padding along the dusty trail, for
this is the land of Kipling's Jungle
Book.
