Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary

Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
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Settlement type	Wildlife Sanctuary
Country	India
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Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Panchkula district of Haryana state, India. It is spread over an area of Template:Convert. It also houses Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore.

Location

It is Template:Convert away from Pinjore on Pinjor-Mallah Road. It is Template:Convert from Kalka, Template:Convert from Panchkula, Template:Convert from Chandigarh, Template:Convert 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 (ESZ), as a result development will not be permitted within a Template:Convert radius.

Area

It is spread over an area of Template:Convert.

Animals

Indian leopard

Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary and Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary are only Template:Convert 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.

Nearby attractions

• Kalesar National Park (Map) - Template:Convert from Yamunanagar on Chhachhrauli road. It has elephant, wild boar, sambar deer, hare, red junglefowl, porcupine, monkey and chital.
• Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary (Map) - It covers area of Template:Convert. It is Template:Convert aerial from Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary near Panchkula on Morni road and Template:Convert 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, Template:Convert from Yamunanagar (Map)
• Sultanpur National Park, Template:Convert from Gurgaon on Chhachhrauli road (Map)
• Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary, Template:Convert from Pehowa (Map)