Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabua

Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabuwa is a 750-acre protected peacock (Indian peafowl) and chinkara reserve forest in Jhabuwa village 15 km south of Bawal in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. Jhabuwa is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Delhi and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Gurugram and 200 km from Hisar.

Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabuwa
Indian peafowl & Chinkara Wildlife protection
Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabuwa
Location in Haryana, India
Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabuwa
Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabuwa (India)
Coordinates: 28°02′12″N 76°36′27″E
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictRewari district
Founded byAll 4 Villages of region (Jhabuwa, Bidawas, Bhadoj & Khijuri)
Named forHaryana Government
Government
 • TypeGovernment
 • BodyHaryana Forest Department
Population
 • Total5,000
 • RankHigher
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
123501
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationYes
Websitewww.haryanaforest.gov.in

History

This centre of Forests Department, Haryana was officially opened on 4 October 2011 by then Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala. The state government will be providing about Rs.20 crore of funding for the centre over the next 20 years.[1]

Reserve forest

The Jhabuwa reserve forest lies between Jhabuwa, Bidawas, Bhadoj and Khijuri villages. Out of 750 acres reserve forest, 80 acres are allocated for the captive breeding of Chinkara and Indian peafowl. 20 Peaocks were tagged, with the help of Bombay Natural History Society, on legs and wing for the long-term study of movement and health. Those were released in the wild in February 2018.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav will launch Wildlife Week celebrations the same day". ExposedIndia Live. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. 20 tagged peacocks to be released in the wild for long-term study , Hindustan Times, 22 Feb 2018.
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