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{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Haryana, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
| iucn_category = IV
| map = India Haryana#India
| relief = 1
| mapframe = Yes
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| location = [[Panchkula district]], Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.771779|76.964270|display=inline,title}}
| area = 7.67{{what|date=October 2025}}
| established = 1987
| governing_body = [[Forests Department, Haryana]]
| website = {{URL|www.haryanaforest.gov.in}}
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'''Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary''' is situated in [[Panchkula district]] of [[Haryana]] state, [[India]]. It is spread over an area of {{convert|767.30|hectare}}. It also houses [[Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore]].

==Location==
It is {{convert|8|km}} away from [[Pinjore]] on Pinjor-Mallah Road.<ref name="HarFor1">{{cite web |title=Haryana Forest Department |url=http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232130/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2014 |access-date=11 May 2014 |df=dmy}}</ref> It is {{convert|10|km}} from [[Kalka]], {{convert|20|km}} from [[Panchkula]], {{convert|30|km}} from [[Chandigarh]], {{convert|20|km}} 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|Eco-sensitive Zone]] (ESZ), as a result development will not be permitted within a {{convert|5|km}} radius.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 forests declared eco-sensitive zones. Archived 3-4-16 |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2009/07/06&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00401&AppName=1 |access-date=2024-07-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061005/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2009/07/06&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00401&AppName=1 | archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Animals==
[[File:Alert_Leopard.jpg|[[Indian leopard]]|thumb|left]]
Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary and [[Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary]] are only {{convert|3|km}} 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]].<ref name=MEF1>[http://forestsclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/AdditionalInformation/AddInfoReceived/10118122912101haryana472013.pdf Government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests clearance, published: 2013]</ref>

==Nearby attractions==
* [[Kalesar National Park]] ([https://wikimapia.org/8949436/Kalesar-National-Park Map]) - {{convert|15|km}} from [[Yamunanagar]] on [[Chhachhrauli]] road. It has [[elephant]], [[wild boar]], [[sambar deer]], [[hare]], [[red junglefowl]], [[porcupine]], [[monkey]] and [[chital]].
* [[Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary]] ([https://wikimapia.org/1914195 Map]) - It covers area of {{convert|4883|hectare}}. It is {{convert|3|km}} aerial from Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary near [[Panchkula]] on Morni road and {{convert|20|km}} 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]], {{convert|15|km}} from [[Yamunanagar]] ([https://wikimapia.org/8949436/Kalesar-National-Park Map])
* [[Sultanpur National Park]], {{convert|25|km}} from [[Gurgaon]] on [[Chhachhrauli]] road ([https://wikimapia.org/1795646/Sultanpur-National-Park Map])
* [[Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary]], {{convert|10|km}} from [[Pehowa]] ([https://wikimapia.org/31648781/Saraswati-Wildlife-Sanctuary-Eco-Sensitive-Zone Map])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Protected Areas of India}}
{{Protected areas of Haryana}}

[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Haryana]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Panchkula district]]
[[Category:Protected areas with year of establishment missing]]

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