Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary:
Delhi’s forest and wildlife department is set to install 45 motion-based camera traps across the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in the coming weeks, in order to collect data on wildlife.
- Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the South Delhi Ridge of the Aravalli hill range on the Delhi-Haryana border, located in southern Delhi.
- The sanctuary is part of the Southern Ridge and has biodiversity significance as it merges with the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
- It is an important part of the North Aravalli Leopard Wildlife Corridor, which starts from Sariska National Park in Rajasthan, passes through various districts of Haryana, and finally meets the Delhi Ridge.
- As per Champion & Seth (1968), the vegetation falls under the Northern Tropical Thorn Forests
- The native plants exhibit xerophytic adaptations such as thorny appendages, wax-coated, succulent, and tomentose leaves.
- The sanctuary’s flora includes trees like the Neem, Peepal, and Jamun.
- The sanctuary is also home to mammals like the Nilgai, Indian Porcupine, Indian Hare, and Indian Grey Mongoose.
- The sanctuary has over 200 species of birds, including the Indian Peafowl, Red Junglefowl, and the Indian Grey Hornbill.
