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'''Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary''' is situated in [[Sirsa district]] of [[Haryana]] state, [[India]]. It is spread over an area of 11530.56 [[hectare]]s. It is 15&nbsp;km away from [[Mandi Dabwali]] on the Dabwali-[[Sangariya]] road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx |title=Haryana Forest Department |access-date=11 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232130/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2014 }}</ref> [[Forests Department, Haryana]] of [[Government of Haryana]] officially notified this as Wildlife Sanctuary on 30 January 1987.<br />
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The plan is to change the status of this sanctuary into a Community Reserve, in order to ensure the participation of the local population in the plan for the protection of flora and fauna. Eleven villages gravitate to this area.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2014-02-20|title=Abubshehar wildlife sanctuary to become community reserve|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/abubshehar-wildlife-sanctuary-to-become-community-reserve-114022001401_1.html|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
It is located 10&nbsp;km from [[Mandi Dabwali]] on Dabawali-Sangaria road at [http://wikimapia.org/11919992/Abub-Shahar location map].<br />
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==Area==<br />
The sanctuary is spread over 11.530.56 hectares, which is approximately 29,000 acres.<br />
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==Images of type of wildlife found==<br />
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File:Saxicoloides fulicatus Bhindawas.jpg|Saxicoloides Fulicatus<br />
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File:An_Indian_monkey_(bandar)_in_Malsi_Deer_Park_(photo_-_Jim_Ankan_Deka).jpg|Bandar (Monkey)<br />
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File:Grey_Langur_monkey_in_Rishikesh.jpg|Langur Monkey<br />
File:Small black bird.jpg|Small black bird<br />
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==Nearby attractions==<br />
* [[Sirsa, Haryana#Fort of King Saras.2C Sirsa|Fort of ''King Saras'']] in [[Sirsa, Haryana|Sirsa]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India]]<br />
* [[Haryana Tourism]]<br />
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana]]<br />
* [[List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana]]<br />
* [[List of Indus Valley civilization sites]] in [[Haryana]], [[Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], India and Pakistan<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Sirsa district]]<br />
[[Category:1987 establishments in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1987]]<br />
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