Q170
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Environment, Wildlife & Disasters
Kanha National Park is located under which of the following bio-geographical regions?
- a.Tropical sub-humid forest
- b.Tropical humid forest
- c.Tropical dry forest
- d.Tropical monsoon forest
Answer: (C) Tropical dry forest
In the biogeographical classification used for India's protected areas and biosphere reserves, the deciduous sal and mixed forests of central India, including Kanha in Madhya Pradesh, fall in the tropical dry (deciduous) forest biome. Tropical monsoon forest is the tempting option, as the same biome includes monsoon forests. Tropical humid forests are the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, the North-East and the Andamans. Kanha is famous for saving the hard-ground barasingha (swamp deer) from near extinction.