Spaces of conservation

The Kanha Tiger Reserve is a near-perfect example of a nature reserve as an important space designed to support varied species of flora and fauna and where conservation and research activities can be carried out.

 

This tiger was able to incapacitate a gaur and started to eat it while it was still alive.

A tiger feeding on wild boar. In the ecological pyramid of Kanha, the tiger is the apex predator.

Wild dogs are transients that travel long distances and hunt in packs.

The gaur is a catholic feeder, both a grazer and a browser.

The protected area has a large population of wild pigs.

The sloth bear is an omnivore and feeds on a wide range of food items.

The chital, because of its large population, is the most available prey species.

The jackal is a carnivore that kills small-sized prey.

The hard ground barasingha, an iconic species, is a food specialist.

The female barasingha gives birth to only one fawn after a long gestation period.

Grassland development is an important habitat improvement practice.

Pure sal vegetal cover. Such wooded areas are a part of the Kanha ecosystem.

Newborn cubs in a hide waiting for the mother.

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The ecosystem at the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh supports the tiger as the main predator and the leopard as a co-predator. There seems to be no competition between the two.