Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary

Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationSirsa district, Haryana, India
Coordinates29°51′51″N 74°37′02″E / 29.8643°N 74.6172°E / 29.8643; 74.6172

Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Sirsa district of Haryana state, India. It is spread over an area of 11530.56 hectares. It is 15 km away from Mandi Dabwali on the Dabwali-Sangariya road.[1] Forests Department, Haryana of Government of Haryana officially notified this as Wildlife Sanctuary on 30 January 1987.

The plan is to change the status of this sanctuary into a Community Reserve, in order to ensure the participation of the local population in the plan for the protection of flora and fauna. Eleven villages gravitate to this area.[2]

  1. ^ "Haryana Forest Department". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Abubshehar wildlife sanctuary to become community reserve". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2021.