The herds are shut in byre and hut For loosed till dawn are we. Here is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw. Oh, hear the call!- Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law! - Rudyard Kipling, Jungle Book Kanha National Park in the Mandla District spreads over 1,945 sq.km of dense sal forests, interspersed with extensive meadows and trees and clumps of wild bamboo. This area known as Kipling Country’ is where all the...

Tiger tourism is one of the main draw of the visitors from foreign countries and the locals. Tiger reserves like Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench in Madhya Pradesh are very popular for tiger safaris. Corbett National Park and Ranthambhore are also very popular for tiger tourism in India. In spite of large number of National Parks/Tiger Reserves greater tourism is limited to the above forests. The reason is high density of tigers and hence easy...