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| name = Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| map = India Himachal Pradesh#India<br />
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| location = Himachal Pradesh, India<br />
| area = 61 km²<br />
| established = 1992<br />
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'''Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is situated near the banks of the Tirthan river.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The official website of Great Himalayan National Park {{!}} A UNESCO World Heritage |url=https://www.greathimalayannationalpark.org/location-of-ghnp-sainj-wls-tirthan-wls-and-ecozone/|access-date=2022-02-12}}</ref> It features densely forested areas and hosts a diverse fauna. In 2021, it was ranked the Best Managed Protected Area of India as per the Management Effectiveness Evaluation.<ref>{{Cite web| date=2021 |title=The GHNP and Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary Ranked as Best Managed Protected Areas of India |work=Himachal Watcher |url=https://himachalwatcher.com/2021/01/15/management-effectiveness-evaluation-2018-19/|access-date=2022-02-12}}</ref><br />
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== Location ==<br />
Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the [[Kullu district]] of Himachal Pradesh and covers an area of {{cvt|6112|ha|km2}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=BirdLife Data Zone|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tirthan-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-india|access-date=2022-02-12 |work=Birdlife International}}</ref><br />
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== Flora and fauna ==<br />
Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary harbours a variety of forested areas such as oak forest, coniferous forest, deodar forest. Wildlife includes the [[snow leopard]], [[musk deer]], [[Himalayan brown bear]] and [[Kashmir flying squirrel]].<ref name=":1" /> It also hosts the [[Himalayan tahr]].<br />
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