Deer Park | |
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Wildlife park | |
 Bluebuck male & female deer | |
  Deer Park Location in Haryana, India  Deer Park Deer Park (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°11′27″N 75°45′32″E / 29.19083°N 75.75889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar |
| Founded by | Forests Department, Haryana |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | haryanaforest |
The Deer Park, Hisar, is near the town of Hisar, in the Hisar district of Haryana State, India. It has an area of 19 hectares (48 acres) including a 6-acre plot for producing fodder for the deer.[1]
Deer Park Hisar is located next to Hisar Airport and Blue Bird Lake on Hisar-Dhansu Road at Hisar. The Deer Park is next to Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar. Both are run by the Forests Department, Haryana of Government of Haryana.
History
The Deer Park was established by the Forests Department, Haryana of Government of Haryanain 1985 [1] to advance conservation and to increase public awareness and understanding of the topic through education.[1] It is the oldest among Zoos and deer parks in Haryana.
Fauna breeding and conservation programs
Deer
The deer housed at the park for breeding include 20 Blackbuck, 16 Chital spotted deer and 6 sambar.[1]
Great Indian Bustard
In 2021, Forests and Wildlife department of Haryana informed that Great Indian Bustard (hindi: सोन चिड़िया), which was previously found in abundance in the area of Siwani and Adampur, has largely disappeared from haryana. It is still found in Jaisalmer and Gwalior in India. Forests department will start a breeding program for the Great Indian Bustard at Hisar Deer park.[2]
Butterfly and Bhanvra
From 2021, Wildlife department will also create a Butterfly and Xylocopa violacea (Carpenter bee or काला भंवरा) breeding program. Plants, shrubs and flowers will be grown which support and sustain the life cycle of these insects.[2]
Gallery
Below are pictures of some of the species found at the deer park (pictures for representation only):
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Chital Spotted Deer male (with long horn) and females (without horn) -
Chital Spotted Deer -
Sambar male with longer horn -
Sambar female with shorter horn -
Sambar deer of unicolor -
Blackbuck male (darker/black) and female (lighter/brown) -
Blackbuck Antelope male -
Blackbuck female -
Great Indian Bustard -
Carpenter bee or Kaala banvara
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Other nearby attractions
- Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar is next to the Deer Park on Dhansu Road
- Blue Bird Lake Hisar
- Kanwari Indus Valley Mound at Kanwari
- Tosham rock inscription at Tosham
- Asigarh Fort at Hansi
- Firoz Shah Palace Complex
- Pranpir Badshah tomb at Hisar
- Mahabir Stadium
- Haryana Tourism
See also
- Rohtak Zoo
- Mini Zoo & Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli
- List of zoos in India
- List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
- List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana
- Haryana Tourism
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Deer Park, Hisar". Haryana Forest Department. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Soan chiraiya in Hisar (see english translation), Amar Ujala, 21 May 2021.
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