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The '''Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary''' (also just known as the '''Haliday Wildlife Sanctuary''') is one of several [[Wildlife sanctuaries of India|wildlife sanctuaries in the nation of India]]. Located in the state of [[West Bengal]], the area is approximately six square kilometers in size. It is a part of the 'Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve',<ref name=Tourist>{{cite book|pages=34|title=Tourist Guide Book of Sundarbans|first=Joydeb|last=Das|date=May 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iX7wCAAAQBAJ&q=%22Haliday+Wildlife+Sanctuary%22&pg=PA12}}</ref> with the [[Sundarbans]] [[Natural region|region]] as a whole becoming a '[[Biosphere Reserve]]' officially in 1989.<ref name=Weekend/> The wildlife-heavy areas there are regarded as an [[Environmental tourism|environmentally-minded tourist]] destination.<ref name=Tourist/><ref name=Weekend>{{cite news|url=http://www.theindianpanorama.news/en/travel-news/weekend-breaks-from-kolkata-24437/|title=Weekend Breaks From Kolkata|publisher=[[The Indian Panorama]]|date=August 8, 2014|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><br />
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Situated on the river [[Matla (river)|Matla]], many different types of flora and fauna exist within the wildlife sanctuary. Examples include [[spotted deer]] and [[wild boar]]. [[Bengal tigers]] have occasionally visited the area as well.<ref name=Tourist/><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Administration of the Sundarbans]]<br />
*[[Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
*[[Sundarbans National Park]]<br />
*[[Wildlife sanctuaries of India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080129145612/http://www.wildbengal.com/sanctuaries/others.htm 'West Bengal Wildlife Sanctuaries'] - [http://www.wildbengal.com/ wildbengal.com]<br />
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