List of protected areas of Haryana

The Haryana state of north India has 2 national parks, 8 wildlife sanctuaries, 2 wildlife conservation areas, 4 animal & bird breeding centers, 1 deer park and 50 herbal parks which are managed by the Forests Department of the Government of Haryana. Wildlife and forest areas of Haryana lies mainly in the foothills of Sivalik Hills range in the north and Aravalli Range in South Haryana. Aravalli mountains in Haryana are part of the Sariska to Delhi leopard wildlife corridor (including "Western-southern Haryana spur" which entails Satnali–Dadam–Tosha hill (ranges).

Types of protected wildlife areas in Haryana
Hunting and poaching is illegal in all protected wildlife areas.

All rights of people within a National Park have to be resettled outside while rights over land can be allowed inside a Sanctuary. Grazing of livestock can be permitted inside a Sanctuary but not inside a National Park. A Sanctuary can be upgraded as a National Park. However a National Park cannot be downgraded as a Sanctuary. Wildlife National Parks, Sanctuaries and Conservation areas must remain free of roads, buildings, motorized equipment and mechanical transport.

National parks
The Forests Department, Haryana of the Government of Haryana maintains two national parks:

Wildlife sanctuaries
The Forests Department of the Government of Haryana maintains the following Wildlife Sanctuaries:

Animal and bird breeding centers
The Forests Department of the Government of Haryana runs the following:

Deer parks
The Forests Department of the Government of Haryana runs one deer park:

Herbal parks
The Forests Department of Government of Haryana has 59 herbal parks


 * Chandan Vatika Herbal Park, Jind  - DC Colony near Red Cross Office on Gohana Road Jind City, Haryana


 * Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar - Asparagus racemosus herbal park near Deer Park, Hisar on Hisar-Dhansu Road in Bir Hisar (बिड़ हिसार), Hisar, Haryana
 * Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham, on Hisar-Bhiwani road in Tosham, Bhiwani district
 * Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu, on Bahal-Bhiwani road in Kairu village near Bahal in Bhiwani district. Kairu village is also the location of Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani
 * Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park, Tajewal, Yamunanagar district, location map, co-ord: 30°16'14"N 77°29'11"E

Zoos and safaris

 * Mini Zoo, Bhiwani
 * Rohtak Zoo within Tilyar Lake complex
 * Mini Zoo & Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli
 * Gurugram leopard and deer safari, proposed in 1000 acre city forest near sector 76 at Sakatpur and Garat Pur Bas villages in Aravalli hills of Gurugram, in September 2019 panchayat had already approved the transfer of panchayat common land to the wildlife department.  See also Northern Aravalli leopard and wildlife corridor and Leopards of Haryana.

Other potential wildlife sanctuaries and conservation aAreas
Important wetland, water sheds and forested areas of Haryana


 * Blue Bird Lake in Hisar, the location map.
 * Bhakra Dam
 * Bawal HSIDC wetland
 * Dhosi Hill
 * Nuh and Ferozepur Jhirka hill forest
 * Hathni Kund Barrage
 * Kaushalya Dam at Pinjore in Panchkula district on Kaushalya river.
 * Madhogarh hill forest
 * Masani barrage wetland
 * Tajewala Barrage
 * Surajkund forest