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 Bluebuck male & female deer | |
  Deer Park Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Deer Park Deer Park (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:29°11′27″N75°45′32″E / 29.19083°N 75.75889°E /29.19083; 75.75889 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar |
| Established | 1985 |
| Founded by | Forests Department, Haryana |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | haryanaforest |
TheDeer Park, Hisar, on Hisar-Dhansu inHisar city ofHaryana state inIndia has an area of 19 hectares (48 acres) including a 6-acre plot for producing fodder for the deer.[1] Park as 4 species,blackbuck,chitalspotted deer and 6sambar. It also doubles up as the wildlife rescue clinic for the treatment injured wild animals and birds brought here by the people, which are released back in to the wild after the recovery.
Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park is 1 km northeast of the Deer Park.
Deer Park Hisar is located on Hisar-Dhansu Road inHisar. From the junction of Hisar-BarwalaNH-52 and northern bypass at Hisar, 400 m north on NH-52 take the link road to Dhansu in northeast direction. The Deer Park, 1 km ahead/northeast of 'BPCL LPG Bottling Plant' on this link road, is 2.8 km from NH-52. Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park is 1.1 km ahead of Deer Park in northeast, 2.1 km from 'BPCL LPG Bottling Plant' and 3.9 km from NH-52. Dhansu is further 5 km and 4 km northeast of Deep Park and Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park respectively on this link road. Both, the Deer Park and the Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, are run by theForests Department ofGovernment of Haryana.
Deer Park is 6.4 km fromHisar Airport and 4.9 km northeast ofBlue Bird Lake.
The Deer Park was established by theForests Department, Haryana ofGovernment of Haryana in 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 inHaryana.
The flora in the park includesficus benghalensis (bayan or vat vriksh),ficus religiosa (peepal),indian rosewood (sheesham),vachellia nilotica (kikar),white mulberry (shahtoot),eucalyptus (safeda),[what language is this?] and other thorny shrubs.
The deer park is surrounded by the largest forested area which is also home to thebengal fox,golden jackal,Indian crested porcupine, various species of snakes,black partridge, etc. TheAsiatic lion was last seen here in 1960.
The deer housed at the park for breeding include 20 Blackbuck, 16 Chital (spotted deer) and 6 sambar.[1]
In 2021,Forests and Wildlife department of Haryana informed thatGreat Indian Bustard (hindi: सोन चिड़िया), which was previously found in abundance in thearea ofSiwani andAdampur, has largely disappeared from haryana. It is still found inJaisalmer andGwalior in India. Forests department will start a breeding program for the Great Indian Bustard at Hisar Deer park.[2]
From 2021, Wildlife department will also create aButterfly andXylocopa violacea (carpenter bee or काला भंवरा) breeding program. Plants, shrubs and flowers will be grown which support and sustain the life cycle of theseinsects.[2]
The park has a landscaped area with seats and fountain for picnic, an administrative block, wildlife treatment clinic, etc.
There is demand to upgrade the visitors facilities such as the interpretation centre, toilets, shelter/shade, cafe, etc. Ecologists have demanded construction of wetland inside the park and planting of additional plants and conversion of the land into grassland with sprinkler system and by rejuvenating the organic manure and nutrient content of the soil inside the park.
Below are pictures of some of the species found at the deer park (pictures for representation only):
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