Haryana National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries & Ramsar Sites

Kalesar National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary

• It is located on the Siwalik foothills. It is contiguous to Rajaji National Park (Uttarakhand) and Simbalbara National Park (Himachal Pradesh). It is bounded by Yamuna River to the east.
• Vegetation: tropical moist deciduous forest.
• Major Fauna: Panthers, rusty-spotted cat, chital, goral, nilgai, porcupine, small Indian civet, rhesus macaque.

Sultanpur National Park

• It is a Ramsar Site located 15 km from Gurugram.
• The park is famous for migratory birds.
• Major Migratory Avifauna: Siberian crane, greater flamingo, spot-billed pelican, wood sandpiper, grey heron.

Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana

• Morni Hills (Khol-Hi-Raitan) Wildlife Sanctuary & Bir Shikargarh Wildlife Sanctuary: Located in the Shivalik hills.
• Chhilchhila Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (Seonthi Reserve Forest): Near Kurukshetra University in Kurukshetra district.
• Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary (BS): Jhajjar district.

Ramsar Sites of Haryana (2)

Bhindawas WLS

• It is a human-made freshwater wetland. It shares its border with Khaparwas WLS (Haryana).
• Endangered Avifauna: Egyptian Vultures (EN), Pallas’s Fish-Eagle (EN)

Sultanpur NP

• It is located just 15km away from Delhi. The Sultanpur Jeel inside the park is an IBA.
• Endangered Avifauna: Sociable Lapwing (CR), Egyptian Vultures (EN), Pallas’s Fish-Eagle (EN), Saker Falcon (EN), Black-Bellied Tern (EN).