26/03/2021
Barasingha (Swamp Deers) at different hours in the morning. The state animal of Madhya Pradesh is seeing a revival in the Kanha National Park after having been previously close to extinction for a long time. The species now numbers 800, after five decades of persistent conservation work by the park. They are hunted mainly for their antlers as when they grow they have six on each side giving them the name Barasingha (Twelve antlers).