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Department of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab Wildlife Protected Areas Sr.No Type of Protected Area Number 1 National Park None 2 Wildlife Sanctuary 12 3 Zoological Park/Tiger Safari 2 4 Dear Park 3 5 Community Reserve 2

List of Protected Areas

Type of Protected Area Location (District) Area (ha) Notification No. & Date Sr.No

A) Name of Protected Area (Sanctuaries) 1 Bir Moti Bagh Wildlife Sanctuary Patiala 654.00 150/50 dated 28.2.1952 under the fauna of Patiala Act. 2 Bir Bhunerheri Wildlife Sanctuary Patiala 661.66 150/50 dated 28.2.1952 under the fauna of Patiala Act. 3 Bir Dosanjh Wildlife Sanctuary Patiala 517.59 150/50 dated 28.2.1952 under the fauna of Patiala Act. 4 Bir Bhadson Wildlife Sanctuary Patiala 1,022.63 150/50 dated 28.2.1952 under the fauna of Patiala Act. 5 Bir Mehas Wildlife Sanctuary Patiala 123.43 150/50 dated 28.2.1952 under the fauna of Patiala Act. 6 Bir Gurdialpura Wildlife Sanctuary Patiala 620.53 34(29) Ft-IV-87/5065 dt. 03.03.1989 and final notification was issued vide No. 34/31/03 Ft.-IV/14758 dated 27-08-2003 7 Bir Aishwan Wildlife Sanctuary Sangrur 264.40 150/50 dated 28.2.1952 under the fauna of Patiala Act. 8 Harike Wildlife Sanctuary Ferozepur, Amritsar, 8,600.00 34(21)92 Ft-IV/10818dt. 08/9/1992 and final Kapurthala notification was issued vide no. 34/7/99-Ft- IV/16393 dt 18.11.1999. 9 Takhni-Rehmapur Wildlife Sanctuary Hoshiarpur 382.00 34(32)92 Ft-IV/2040 dt. 16.2.1993 and final notification was issued vide no. 34/10/99-Ft- IV/7182 dt 08.06.1999.

10 Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary Ferozepur 18,650.00 34(22) Ft-IV-80/6398 dated 1.6.1993 and final notification was issued vide no. 40/4/98- Ft-IV/11505 dt 07.9.2000. 11 Jhajjar Bacholi Wildlife Sanctuary Rupnagar 116.00 40/3/98/Ft-IV/11500 dated 09/09/1998 12 Kathlaur-Kaushlian Wildlife Sanctuary Gurdaspur 758.40 34/13/2007/Ft-5/6133 dated 28.06.2007 12 Total 32,370.64 B) Zoological Park, Deer Park Mohindra Chaudhary Zoological Park at This Park came into being on 13th April, 1 Chhatbir Mohali 202.00 1977. 2 Tiger Safari Ludhiana 35.00 3 Deer Park, Neelon Ludhiana 4.00 4 Deer Park Bir Moti Bagh Patiala 8.00 5 Deer Park Bir Talab Bhatinda 20.00 C) Community Reserve (The first ever notified in this country) 1 Lalwan Community Reserve Hoshiarpur 1,266.80 46/78/2007/Ft-5/6084 dated 22.06.2007 2 Keshopur-Chhamb Community Reserve Gurdaspur 340.00 34/4/2007/Ft-5/6089 dated 22.06.2007