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WILD TRAILS IN INDIA

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his lush wildlife reserve, watered
by the Banjar and Hallon rivers, is
spread across 1,945 sq km. It abounds
in meadows, sal forests, bamboo groves
and boasts a rich floral diversity. Declared a
National Park in 1955, the hauntingly beautiful
wilderness of Kanha, along with Pench (see p 38),
is said to have inspired Rudyard Kiplings
Jungle Book, and is popularly referred to as
Kiplings Country.

Kanha is prime tiger country and is also


the only park in central India where the
endangered swamp deer or barasingha is
found. The park can be accessed from three
gates: Khatia/Kisli Gate, the oldest, is closest
to the core zone and most mid-level resorts
are built around it; most of the luxurious
resorts are around Mukki Gate; while Sarahi
BELOW: The majestic is the newest to be opened to tourists and not
Bengal tiger yet as popular.

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