Consider the following regarding Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana :- 1. Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary – Jhajjar district 2. Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary – Rewari district 3. Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary – Kurukshetra district 4. Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary – Mahendragarh district Choose the correct statements from the above :-

Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

• Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Jhajjar district of Haryana.
• It is a 411.55 hectares sanctuary and was officially notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary on 5 July 1986.
• The wildlife found here includes nilgai, greater coucal, Indian grey hornbill, langur, jackal, coppersmith barbet, and more.
• The Indian government designated it as a bird sanctuary on 3 June 2009.
• The wetland was declared a protected area in 1986 and was designated as an Eco-sensitive zone by the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change in 2011.
• It has been added to the Ramsar Sites list in August 2021.

Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary

• The Haryana district of Rewari is home to the Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary. The Sanctuary covers 522 Acres in total. The Nawab of Dujana once owned this territory as pastureland. Before it was designated as a sanctuary in 1987, the land was administered as a Reserve Forest.

Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary

• In the Kurukshetra district of the Indian state of Haryana, close to Kurukshetra University, is the Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Seonthi Reserve Forest. In the outskirts of the Chhilchhila Sanctuary stands the Baba Rodanath Dera Temple.

Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary

• Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Panchkula district of Haryana state, India.
• It is spread over an area of 767.30 hectares (1,896.0 acres).
• It also houses Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore.
• Apart from this, the sanctuary is home to a number of different wild species like Rhesus macaque, Gray langur, Indian Jackal, Gray Mongoose, Sambar deer, striped hyena, jungle cat.
• This sanctuary is also called as Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Hence statement 4 is not right.

National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries

PUNJAB

• Harike Wildlife Sanctuary
• Ropar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary

HARYANA

• Sultanpur National Park
• Kalesar National Park
• Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
• Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
• Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
• Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary

CHANDIGARH (UT)

• Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

DELHI (NCT)

• Asola–Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary