Wildlife santuary in shimla

Sanctuaries in Shimla.                         With natural bounties of varied types, Shimla District in Himachal Pradesh is the home of many wildlife sanctuaries. These reserved places provide natural habitat to the common and rare species of flora and fauna. The natural habitats are reducing in numbers due to industrialization and other development process but keeping an ecological balance is very important. Wildlife sanctuaries in Shimla not only conserve the natural habitat but they have been transformed into popular sightseeing and holiday destinations. Humans get opportunity to look at an array of wildlife when they visit these places. These wildlife sanctuaries play an important role in maintaining bio-diversity and natural habitat of a place. In this article sanctuaries in Shimla

have been described in detail.

About the Sanctuaries in Shimla

Sanctuaries keep the animals and plants in their natural habitat and they do not have a particular boundary defined. Human intervention and recreational activities within these sanctuaries are limited. Shimla is gifted with abundant natural resources and it has sanctuaries like Chail Wildlife Sanctuary, Shimla Water Catchment Sanctuary, Talra Sanctuary, Daralghati Sanctuary etc.

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