1. Pipli Mini Zoo
1. Pipli Mini Zoo
The mini Pipli Zoo' located near G.T. road Pipli Kurukshetra, where you can find many species
of birds, animals, and reptiles. This zoo is spread over an area of 27 acres and established in 1982, and one
of the maintained zoo in the state wildlife. People come here for a picnic with their families and to see the
animals. The Zoo has the following animals- Asiatic lion, Blackbuck, Hanuman langur, Chital(spotted deer), Indian
leopard, Hyena, Jackal, Peafowl, Red jungle fowl, Hippo, Gharial, Crocodile, Sambar. Come and visit this zoo with family and friends, especially kids.
There is eco friendly environment not only for the animals also for the visitors.One can play with animals ,feed them and much more to enjoy.
2. Crocodile park and Farm
2. Crocodile park and Farm
The Bhor Saidan Crocodile Breeding Centre is located 22 km from New Kurukshetra bus stand sector 10 and 13 km
from old kurukshetra city bus stand at Bhor Saidan village spelled as Bhour Saidan ,
on the Kurukshetra-Pehowa road near Bhureeshwar Temple, one of the pilgrimage sites in Kurukshetra in the Indian state of Haryana.
Bhor Saidan village, sitting on an ancient archeological mound of Painted Grey Ware culture (1200 BCE to 600 BCE)) from the Vedic period
of Mahabharata, is a tirth in 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra on the banks of dried up river bed of Sarasvati River.
The centre comprises a wild pond that is used to rear Indian Mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus pallustris).
The Crocodile Breeding Centre has 10 male, 4 female and 10 young Mugger crocodiles.
3. Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary
The Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Seonthi Reserve Forest,
is located near Kurukshetra University in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana.
It is located in a depression which has a small lake created by an embankment. The sanctuary,
as a staging and wintering ground of avifauna, has recorded (between April 2009 and March 2012)
57 species (33 winter migrants, 2 summer migrants and 22 resident species) of both resident and migrant
wetland birds which belong to 37 genera and 16 families.
Two species which have been classified Near Endangered have been identified in the sanctuary: the Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) and the painted stork.
The sanctuary experiences three climatic seasons: summer (March–June), monsoon (July–September) and winter (October –February). Normal rainfall is an average of 582 millimetres (22.9 in) per year.
Temperatures experienced in the sanctuary are a maximum of 45 °C (113 °F) in the summer and a low of 30 °C (86 °F) during winter.