Pant Wildlife Sanctuary — Attraction in Rajgir

Rajgir or Pant Wildlife Sanctuary, is situated in Nalanda Forest Division covering an area of 35.84 km2 under the Nalanda district administration. This Wildlife Sanctuary represents a remnant patch of forests nestled in the picturesque Rajgir hills within the South Gangetic Plain. This sanctuary provides numerous ecosystem services to the surrounding landscape including varieties of flora and fauna. Therefore, to protect this forest a 35.84 km2 was notified as Rajgir Wildlife Sanctuary in 1978.

It is home to number of wild animals viz. Mammals;Blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus), Chital or Spotted deer (Axis axis), Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica), Small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) Jungle cat (Felis chaus), Birds; Painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata), Eurasian thick knee (Burhinus oedicnemus) and Painted sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) Reptiles; Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) and amphibians can be seen in this region; Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus), Jerdon's bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus crassus), Ornate narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla ornata), Indian tree frog (Polypedates maculatus) etc. Landscape of Rajgir WLS is uneven terrain enclosed by five mountains; Ratnagiri, Vipulgiri, Vaibhagiri, Songiri...

Another famous tourist place in Rajgir is the Pant Wildlife Sanctuary located near the Bimbisara Jail in Rajgir. It falls under the Nalanda forest division and has a patch of forests in the beautiful Rajgir hills in the Gangetic Plain. You can see a variety of flora and fauna and several ecosystem services to the landscape nearby.

There are five mountains in the premises of the Pant Wildlife Sanctuary namely Ratnagiri, Vaibhavgiri, Vipulgiri, Udaygiri, and Songiri. You can also see various illustrations and auspicious hammocks belonging to the Jain and Buddha era. You can see wild animals like Tigers, Elephants, Barking Deer, Nilgai, and Sloth bears who live in their natural habitat inside the sanctuary. You can also enjoy adventurous activities like hiking in the beautiful and scenic surroundings of...

Nilgai and deer are the most sighted here and some bird and nothing it is as wildlife sanctuary by bihar government some of the basic animals and birds that found here are deer, monkey, nilgai, parrot, kingfisher ,and some basic birds that's found here and in reptile snake found here, in insect spider found, best time to visit here is February and March when there is no fog and it will give you perfect. For photographers February and March...