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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Wildlife Sanctuary
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| pushpin_map = India Haryana#India
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| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Haryana showing the location of Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Panchkula district]]
| government_type = [[Government of Haryana]]
| governing_body = [[Forests Department, Haryana]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| website = {{URL|www.haryanaforest.gov.in}}
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'''Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary''' is situated in [[Panchkula district]] of [[Haryana]] state, [[India]]. It is spread over an area of {{convert|767.30|hectare}}. It also houses [[Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore]].

==Location==
It is {{convert|8|km}} away from [[Pinjore]] on Pinjor-Mallah Road.<ref name="HarFor1"/> It is {{convert|10|km}} from [[Kalka]], {{convert|20|km}} from [[Panchkula]], {{convert|30|km}} from [[Chandigarh]], {{convert|20|km}} from [[Morni]] Hill station. [[Forests Department, Haryana]] of [[Government of Haryana]] officially notified this as Wildlife Sanctuary 29 May 1987.

==Eco-sensitive zone of sanctuary==
In 2009, the [[Government of India]] declared it an [[Eco-Sensitive Zone|Eco-sensitive Zone]] (ESZ), as a result development will not be permitted within a {{convert|5|km}} radius.<ref>http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP%2F2009%2F07%2F06&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00401&AppName=1</ref>

==Area==
It is spread over an area of {{convert|767.30|hectare}}.<ref name=HarFor1>{{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 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Animals==
[[File:Alert_Leopard.jpg|[[Indian leopard]]|thumb|left]]
Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary and [[Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary]] are only {{convert|3|km}} aerial distance from each other, both are also only few km away from [[Kalesar National Park]], all of which lie in the [[Shivalik hills]] of [[Haryana]]. All these three sanctuaries have similar species of wild animal
that migrate from one sanctuary to another. The wild species include [[Indian leopard]], [[Asiatic elephant]], [[Chital]] (spotted deer), [[Sambar deer]], [[Wild boar]], [[Rhesus macaque]], [[Gray langur]], [[Striped hyena]], [[Indian jackal]], [[Jungle cat]], [[Indian gray mongoose]], [[Indian fox]] and [[Indian jackal]].<ref name=MEF1>[http://forestsclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/AdditionalInformation/AddInfoReceived/10118122912101haryana472013.pdf Government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests clearance, published: 2013]</ref>

==Nearby attractions==
* [[Kalesar National Park]] ([http://wikimapia.org/8949436/Kalesar-National-Park Map]) - {{convert|15|km}} from [[Yamunanagar]] on [[Chhachhrauli]] road. It has [[elephant]], [[wild boar]], [[sambar deer]], [[hare]], [[red junglefowl]], [[porcupine]], [[monkey]] and [[chital]].
* [[Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary]] ([http://wikimapia.org/1914195 Map]) - It covers area of {{convert|4883|hectare}}. It is {{convert|3|km}} aerial from Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary near [[Panchkula]] on Morni road and {{convert|20|km}} from [[Chandigarh]].

==See also==
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India]]
* [[Haryana Tourism]]
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana]]
* [[List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana]]
* [[List of Indus Valley Civilization sites]] in [[Haryana]], [[Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], India & Pakistan
* [[Kalesar National Park]], {{convert|15|km}} from [[Yamunanagar]] ([http://wikimapia.org/8949436/Kalesar-National-Park Map])
* [[Sultanpur National Park]], {{convert|25|km}} from [[Gurgaon]] on [[Chhachhrauli]] road ([http://wikimapia.org/1795646/Sultanpur-National-Park Map])
* [[Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary]], {{convert|10|km}} from [[Pehowa]] ([http://wikimapia.org/31648781/Saraswati-Wildlife-Sanctuary-Eco-Sensitive-Zone Map])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Protected Areas of India}}
{{Protected areas of Haryana}}

[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Haryana]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Panchkula district]]
[[Category:Protected areas with year of establishment missing]]

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>BrownHairedGirl at 10:09, 27 May 2021