List Of National Parks And Wildlife Sanctuaries Of Haryana

The Haryana state of north India has 2 National Parks, 8 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 2 Wildlife Conservation Areas, 4 Animal & Bird Breeding Centers, 1 Deer park and 50 herbal parks which are managed by the Forests Department, Haryana of the Government of Haryana. Wildlife and forest areas of Haryana lies mainly in the foothills of Shivalik hills range in the north and Aravalli hill range in the South Haryana. Aravalli mountains in Haryana are part of the Sariska to Delhi leopard wildlife corridor (including "Western-southern Haryana spur" which entails Satnali-Dadam-Tosha hill (ranges).

Differences Between Types of Protected Wildlife Areas in Haryana

Hunting and poaching is illegal in all protected wildlife areas.

All rights of people within a National Park have to be resettled outside while rights over land can be allowed inside a Sanctuary. Grazing of livestock can be permitted inside a Sanctuary but not inside a National Park. A Sanctuary can be upgraded as a National Park. However a National Park cannot be downgraded as a Sanctuary. Wildlife National Parks, Sanctuaries and Conservation areas must remain free of roads, buildings, motorized equipment and mechanical transport.

National parks of Haryana

The Forests Department, Haryana of the Government of Haryana maintains 2 National parks:

Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana

The Forests Department, Haryana of the Government of Haryana maintains the following Wildlife Sanctuaries:

Conservation Areas of Haryana

Animal & Bird Breeding Centers of Haryana

The Forests Department, Haryana of the Government of Haryana runs the following:

Deer Parks of Haryana

The Forests Department, Haryana of the Government of Haryana runs one deer park:

Herbal Parks of Haryana

Forests Department, Haryana of Government of Haryana has 59 herbal parks

* Chandan Vatika Herbal Park, Jind - ''DC Colony near Red Cross Office on Gohana Road Jind City, Haryana

* Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar - ''Asparagus racemosus'' herbal park near Deer Park, Hisar on Hisar-Dhansu Road in Bir Hisar (बिड़ हिसार), Hisar, Haryana
* Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham, on Hisar-Bhiwani road in Tosham, Bhiwani district
* Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu, on Bahal-Bhiwani road in Kairu village near Bahal in Bhiwani district. Kairu village is also the location of Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani
* Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park, Tajewal, Yamuna Nagar district
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Zoos and safaris

* Mini Zoo, Bhiwani
* Rohtak Zoo within Tilyar Lake complex
* Mini Zoo & Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli
* Gurugram leopard and deer safari, proposed in 1000 acre city forest near sector 76 at Sakatpur and Garat Pur Bas villages in Aravalli hills of Gurugram, in September 2019 panchayat had already approved the transfer of panchayat common land to the wildlife department.Haryana to develop Leopard and Deer Safari scheme in Aravalli Hills
''Daily Pioneer'', 14 August 2019.
''Hindustan Times'', 19 September 2019.Residents oppose ‘illegal’ land transfer for Gurugram forest
''The Times of India'', 11 December 2019. See also Northern Aravalli leopard and wildlife corridor and Leopards of Haryana.

Other Potential Wildlife Sanctuaries & Conservation Areas of Haryana

Important wetland, water sheds and forested areas of Haryana

* Blue Bird Lake, th
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* Bhakra Dam
* Bawal HSIDC wetland
* Dhosi Hill
* Nuh and Ferozepur Jhirka hill forest
* Hathni Kund Barrage
* Kaushalya Dam at Pinjore in Panchkula district on Kaushalya river.
* Madhogarh hill forest
* Masani barrage wetland
* Tajewala Barrage
* Surajkund forest

See also

* List of zoos in India
* List of national parks of India
* Wildlife sanctuaries of India
* List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
* List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
* List of Indus Valley Civilization sites
* Tosham rock inscription
* Haryana Tourism
* Divisions of Haryana

References

External links

List of National Parks, State Wild Life Sanctuaries, Zoos and Parks
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