Chail Sanctuary is located at Chail, a hill station which is abode of wildlife. Chail is a place in Himachal Pradesh, India. General Location - Himachal Pradesh. One can see Sambar, Goral and Cheer Pheasants at Blossom and Jhaja. The gorals are the four Species in the Genus Naemorhedus. They are small Ungulates with a Goat -like or Antelope Barking deer and Kalijin are seen during dusk and dawn. [1]The best time to visit is from March to October.
It is spread in an area of 110 km². Chail Sanctuary has a vast forest cover. In 1976, Chail wildlife sanctuary was identified and it was declared as a protected area under government consideration. The Chir Pheasant breeding and rehabilitation programme has been launched in 1988. There is a dense cover of Oak and Pine, apart from the other major grassland covers in the area. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation.
The Sanctuary has mainly mammals. The large mammals include rhesus macaque, leopards, Indian muntjac and goral crested porcupine. The Rhesus Macaque ( Macaca mulatta) often called the Rhesus Monkey, is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys Adult males measure The leopard (lɛpɚd Panthera pardus) is an Old World Mammal of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four roaring The gorals are the four Species in the Genus Naemorhedus. They are small Ungulates with a Goat -like or Antelope Porcupines are Rodents with a coat of sharp spines or quills that defend them from predators Some of the other species found in the area include Himalayan black bear, wild boar, common langur, sambar, black naped hare. The boar or wild boar ( Sus scrofa) is an Omnivorous, gregarious Mammal of the biological family Suidae. Colobinae is a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 58 Species in 10 genera, including the Skunk -like Black-and-white European red deer was also introduced half a century ago by the former Maharaja of Patiala but none of them were sighted in 1988 as per the survey conducted. The Chir breeding and rehabilitation centre has helped increase in the number of Chir birds in the nearby areas. [2]
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