{"id":17617,"date":"2026-01-15T11:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17617"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:34:22","slug":"asola-bhatti-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/asola-bhatti-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Delhi government recently said that over 6,500 monkeys rescued by civic bodies from residential and commercial areas across the city have been shifted to Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in the last five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, covering 32.71 sq.km. of area on the<\/span><b> Southern Delhi Ridge of the Aravalli hill range on the Delhi-Haryana border, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lies in <\/span><b>Southern Delhi as well as<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the northern parts of Faridabad and Gurugram districts of <\/span><b>Haryana state.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is part of the <\/span><b>Northern Aravalli Leopard Wildlife Corridor.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Delhi, Sanctuary <\/span><b>passes through historical sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>Chattarpur Temple, Tughlakabad, Surajkund, Anangpur Dam, and Adilabad Ruins.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The s<\/span><b>emi-arid forest vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Aravali region provides homes to certain plant species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes<\/span><b> dhak (flame of the forest), babool (Acacia), khejri, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and various shrubs and grasses that are well-adapted to dry conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to a wide variety of animals, including the I<\/span><b>ndian leopard, jackal, Indian blue bull<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sambar deer, wild boar, and mongoose.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a <\/span><b>birdwatcher\u2019s paradise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with over 200 species of birds spotted here, including the<\/span><b> Indian peafowl, crested serpent-eagle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Indian roller.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Reptiles <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">monitor lizard, Indian cobra,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Russell\u2019s viper can also be found here.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/wire-updates\/national\/2026\/01\/14\/over-6-500-monkeys-relocated-to-asola-bhatti-wildlife-sanctuary-in-last-5-years-delhi-govt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WEEK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary lies in Southern Delhi as well as the northern parts of Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana state. 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