Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Eight Wild Buffaloes Return to Kanha as Madhya Pradesh Targets 50
Eight wild buffaloes have been moved to a larger enclosure at Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
They came from Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
Four arrived on April 28 and four on May 9.
The group includes six females and two males.
They first stayed in a smaller enclosure while they completed quarantine.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released them into a 17-hectare enclosure at Supkhar.
Wild buffaloes have been absent from Madhya Pradesh’s forests for about 100 years.
The state hopes to bring back 50 over the next three years.
After the monsoon, officials plan to help the buffaloes settle in their natural habitat.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released eight wild buffaloes into a 17-hectare enclosure at Kanha Tiger Reserve.
The buffaloes—six females and two males—came from Assam’s Kaziranga National Park in two groups on April 28 and May 9.
After quarantine in a one-hectare enclosure, the animals were moved to the larger enclosure at Supkhar.
The state aims to reintroduce 50 wild buffaloes over the next three years; officials say they disappeared from Madhya Pradesh forests about 100 years ago.
Officials plan to help the animals settle in their natural habitat after the monsoon; the project is intended to strengthen biodiversity and wildlife conservation.
- Who
- Eight wild buffaloes from Kaziranga National Park; Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released them.
- What
- The buffaloes were moved into a 17-hectare enclosure as part of a reintroduction effort.
- When
- Sunday, October 11; the animals arrived in two groups on April 28 and May 9. The year is not specified.
- Where
- Supkhar, in Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To reintroduce wild buffaloes, absent from Madhya Pradesh’s forests for about 100 years, and support biodiversity and wildlife conservation.
Conservation rationale
Implementation outlook
Purpose and next steps
Conservation rationale
The state says the reintroduction is intended to restore wild buffaloes and strengthen biodiversity and wildlife conservation.
Implementation outlook
Officials say the animals will first be settled in their natural habitat after the monsoon; the reports do not describe any opposing criticism of the project.
- Number released
- Eight: six females and two males
- Source
- Kaziranga National Park, Assam
- Transport distance
- About 2,200 kilometres, according to the PTI report
- Release enclosure
- 17 hectares at Supkhar, Kanha Tiger Reserve
- Quarantine enclosure
- One hectare
- Arrival
- Four buffaloes on April 28 and four on May 9
- State target
- Reintroduce 50 wild buffaloes over the next three years
- Next phase
- Officials plan to settle the buffaloes in their natural habitat after the monsoon
