Asola Bhatti Sanctuary

  • Camera Traps Installation: Delhi’s forest department will install 45 motion-based camera traps in Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary.
  • Purpose: To gather data on the park’s wildlife.
  • Location: South Delhi Ridge, Delhi-Haryana border, southern Delhi.
  • Ecological Significance: Part of the Southern Ridge, merging with the Indo-Gangetic Plain, exhibiting biodiversity significance.
  • Wildlife Corridor: Crucial component of the North Aravalli Leopard Wildlife Corridor, linking Sariska National Park (Rajasthan) to the Delhi Ridge.
  • Vegetation Type: Northern Tropical Thorn Forests, as per Champion & Seth (1968).
  • Flora Adaptations: Xerophytic adaptations like thorns and wax-coated leaves.
  • Key Flora: Neem, Peepal, Jamun trees.
  • Key Fauna: Nilgai, Indian Porcupine, Indian Hare, Indian Grey Mongoose, Monkeys
  • Avian Diversity: Over 200 bird species, including Indian Peafowl, Red Junglefowl, and Indian Grey Hornbill.