Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
About Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
- Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary is a significant protected area located on the southern edge of Delhi, extending into parts of Haryana, ancient Aravalli mountain range.
- This makes it ecologically important as it merges with the Indo-Gangetic plain and helps connect wildlife habitats, notably as part of the North Aravalli Leopard Wildlife Corridor.
- The landscape is dominated by open-canopy, thorny scrub forests identified as "Northern Tropical Thorn Forests".
- The native plants are adapted to arid, extreme climates, mainly featuring drought-resistant species such as Ber, Neem, and Dhau.
- Over 300 bird species (such as peafowl, pigeons, blue rock thrush)
- Mammals like leopards, nilgai (blue bull), blackbuck, jungle cats, porcupines, jackals, civets, and black-naped hare.
- Reptiles such as the Indian rock python, cobra, and common krait.
- More than 80 butterfly species and hundreds of insect species.
