Wild Life Area at Abohar

Situated in the southern tip of the Division, the wild Life Sanctuary in Abohar is unique in the sense that it is an open Sanctuary comprising of 13 revenue villages. These villages are inhabited by the Bishnoi community whose love for animals is legendary. The total area of the Sanctuary is 46513 acres. It was declared as a Wild Life Sanctuary under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in 2000. The main species found in the Sanctuary is the black buck which can be seen loitering around in the fields and sometimes even in homesteads like cattle. Besides, nilgai, wild boar, porcupine, jackal, hare etc can also be seen