Kanha Tiger Reserve : Wild buffaloes
Eight wild buffaloes brought from Assam’s Kaziranga National Park were released into a 17-hectare enclosure at Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha Tiger Reserve.
- Kanha Tiger Reserve is located in the “Maikal” ranges of the Satpuras in Madhya Pradesh.
- It has an active corridor between Kanha and Pench Tiger Reserves. Kanha is also connected with the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh.
- It is characterized mainly by forested shallow undulations, hills with varying degrees of slopes, plateaus, and valleys.
- The region is known for some of the ancient tribal communities, like the Gond and Baiga still inhabit the region.
- It is also the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, “Bhoorsingh the Barasingha”.
- It primarily consists of a moist Sal and moist mixed deciduous forest.
- Flora: Bamboo, Tendu, Sal, Jamun, Arjun, and Lendia flourish.
- Fauna: The Park has a significant population of Royal Bengal Tigers, leopards, sloth bears, and Indian wild dogs.
