As per today there are 131 Tigers in Kanha Nation

Kanha is Mowgli’s Sweet Home	As per today there are 131 Tigers in Kanha National Park And, Kipling uncle gave me a human shape in my own nature and ecosystem. He named me, Mowgli-- I was lucky that in the most natural habitats of Kanha, with the innocent creatures. I was brought up in the laps of mother Wolves, the avuncular Bhaloo-the bear; my wise mentor Bagheera- the panther;
Kaa- the Python; and those rowdy monkeys, the bunder log and Sher Kahn- The tiger. Rudyard Kipling:- British author and Nobel Laureate, set his tales of the boy brought up by wolves in the Jungle of Kanha National Park in 'The Jungle Book'.

Kanha National Park: Kanha National park is located in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh and it extends over an
area of over 1,940-sq-kms. The major feature of this region's interesting topography is the
horseshoe shape valley and the whole park area is surrounded by the spurs of the Mekal. By a
special statue in 1955, Kanha national park came into being since then, a series of stringent
conservation programmes for the protection of the park’s flora and fauna has given Kanha its
deserved reputation for being one of the finest and best administered national parks in Asia, an
irresistible attraction for all wild life lovers a true haven for its animal and avian population. Kanha
national park has 22 species of mammals. Those most easily spotted are TIGER, Indian hare, Indian
wild dog, the Stripped Palm Squirrel, Common langur, Jackal, Wild Pig, Chital or Spotless deer,
Barasingha or Swamp deer, Sambar and black Buck.

Patient watching should reward the visitor, with a sight of Indian Fox, Sloth bear, Striped
hyena, Jungle cut, Lepord, Mouse Deer, Chausingha or four horned antelope, Nilgai, Ratel and
Porcupine.

Avian Species: Kanha National Park has some 200 species of birds. Watchers should station
themselves in the hills, where the mixed and bamboo forests harbour many
species and in the grassy forest clearings. Water birds can be seen near the
park’s many rivulets and at Sarvantal, a pool that is frequented by water birds
and the area in front of the museum.