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.
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