Kanha, 160km south-east of Jabalpur, is on the India’s largest national parks, covering 1945 sq. km including a core zone of 940 sq kms.The setting for Kipling’s Jungle Book, it ‘s a beautiful area of sal forest and lightly wooded grassland with many river and streams, that supports excellent wildlife. It is also a part of Project Tiger. A policy of wildlife management over the past 30 years has seen a steady increase in the numbers of tigers and leopards, as well as sambar, chital (spotted deer), barasingha (swamp deer) and gaur (Indian Bison) There is a good chance of sighting tigers and other animals besides being a good park for bird watching..