Limiting factors

Cover : Cover is something which provides the wild animal with shelter. It can be dense growth, forest land, burrow, hallow, grassland, crevices etc. e.g. Porcupine needs cover  in the shape of a burrow whereas Malabar pied hornbill or woodpecker prefers a hollow in a tree trunk. More so, animals are in need of different types of cover at different times of their life. Such covers can be escape                        cover, ambush cover, breeding cover, thermal cover etc. e.g.  Large low   lying  leaves of Bauhinia vahli act as good thermal and also breeding cover  for Red Jungle Fowl whereas flat stretches of forest floor acts as escape cover for Nilgai.
From  the diversity of the animals and birds that are seen in this area, it can be said on broad lines that cover requirement of life forms is adequately met with by the area and it does not act as a limiting factor. Though, the habitat is quantitatively richer in the form  of woodland providing shelter, grasslands are few. Necessary steps have been taken to create artificial meadows to support ungulates.
                                     
Biotic interference in the Park is high. Illegal felling of timber is not very severe but removal of bamboo and other forest produce is rampant. Landless labourers take to bamboo mat-making and meet their requirements by bringing green bamboo from the forest. As a large section of population in the adjoining villages have this as their main occupation, the issue needs to be handled tactfully and judiciously with long-term solutions.  
Fire is also a major tactor destroying fodder and cover of wild animals. The hilly terrain makes it difficult to control especially in peak heat season. The area is affected by Naxalites activities which prove to be a major problem for effective management.

Water : Excepting the fringe areas, water sources are well distributed within the park in the form of natural springs and seepages. However, there are no large water bodies inside the park. Flowing water from springs and seepages need to be stored through development of waterholes so that it is easily available to the wildlife in summers.

Food : Generally, the availability is adequate to all wild animals. The approaching summer season brings in the scarcity period when animals exhibit a gradual shift to less preferred food items to meet their requirement. They are seen feeding on fallen leaves of bamboo, mahua and Butea flowers, fruits of  Tendu, Buchanania, Mahua, Mango etc.  Also barks of some species show signs of being eaten by animals e.g. bark of Teak is eaten by Gaurs.
            Fires also play a major role in creating scarcity conditions for herbivores as grass and herbaceous forage gets burnt.