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Ranthambhore Why go here Blessed with a stately regal past this national park is home to 30 tigers Spread over 1300 kms it is filled with ruins of a fort old wells structures and other ramparts where tigers roam freely Narrow valleys gorges and water bodies provide for a large natural zone for flora and fauna to thrive Apart from the tiger one can spot leopard caracal jungle cat sloth bear chital chinkara sambar neelgai wild boar jackal common fox hyena and the common langur gtgtClosest railhead airport Jaipur is 140 kms from Ranthambhoreu00a0 Kanha Why go here Part of the original Banjer Valley that was declared as a National Park in 1955 Kanha was one of the first nine tiger reserves that was constituted under Project Tiger set up in 1973 Spread over a total area of 1925 kms it forms part of the same corridor that connects it with Bandhavgarh to the north and Pench in the south An estimated 108 tiger inhabit its forests Spotted deer barasingha sambar chausingha gaur wild boar sloth bear wild dog and the leopard can be spotted here gtgtClosest railhead airport Jabalpur is 160 kms from Kanhau00a0 A tiger readies to attack its prey at Bandhavgarh National Park Pic courtesy Anish Andheria Melghat and TadobaAndheri Why go here While Melghat is home to an estimated 73 tigers Tadoba has 42 tigers in its reserve Spread over 16765 kms and 578 kms respectively these two parks boast of a rich biodiversity with one of the best surviving forests in India for flora and fauna Leopard sambar antelope chausingha sloth bear flying squirrel caracal porcupine spotted cat gaur are some of the wildlife you can spot hereu00a0 gtgtClosest railhead airport For Melghat Badnera is the closest railway station 100 kms while Nagpur is the nearest airport 206 kms Chandrapur 45 kms is the nearest railway station to reach Tadoba Nagpur is the nearest airport at 91 kms Information courtesy Wildlife Protection Society of India Bandhavgarh Why go here Home to over 50 tigers this national park boasts of the highest density of tigers in India Most souls whorsquove ventured into its jungles have been able to spot the Royal Bengal tiger Named after the fort inside Bandhavgarh is spread over 11615 kms that line the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges Elephant back safaris are your best bet to spot animals in the wilderness here Neelgai chausingha chital chinkara wild boar foxes and jackals can also be spotted inu00a0these jungles gtgtClosest railhead airport Jabalpur is 190 kms from Bandhavgarh Pic AFP Photo Pench Why go here Indiarsquos only tiger reserve that spreads across two states mdash Madhya Pradesh 7578 kms and Maharashtra 6643 kms Pench is home to nearly 44 tigers While the MP chapter became a national park in 1992 the Maharashtra zone joined the Tiger Reserve network in 1999 Together this region is home to several other species including the hyena dhole sloth bear leopard neelgai gaur Indian giant squirrel pangolin common langur common mongoose barking deer sambar chausingha and porcupineu00a0 gtgtClosest railhead airport Nagpur is 92 kms from Penchu00a0 1706 According to the tiger census report released on March 28 2011 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority the current tiger population estimated is 1706 ie ranging between a minimum of 1571 to a maximum of 1875 u00a0The results include figures from 17 Indian states with a tiger populationu00a0