{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox protected area | name = Manali Wildlife Sanctuary | iucn_category = IV | map = India Himachal Pradesh#India | relief = 1 | mapframe = Yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 | location = Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India | area = 29 km² | established = 1954 }}
The '''Manali Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The sanctuary starts about 2 km from Manali. It is the catchment of ''Manalsu khad''. A path from Manali log huts and Dhungri temple passes through dense Deodar, Kail, Horse chestnut, Walnut and Maple forests. Musk deer, Monal and Brown bear, Leopard and Snow leopard are some of the common animals seen here. Herds of Ibex are seen migrating in the glacier zone in summers. The area of the sanctuary is about 31.8 square kilometres. The following area was declared as a sanctuary on 26 February 1954, under the Punjab Birds and Wild Animals Protection Act of 1933.
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070115021800/http://himachaltourism.nic.in/ himachaltourism.nic.in] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190315050915/http://www.hptdc.gov.in/ hptdc.gov.in]
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Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh Category:Geography of Kullu district Category:Manali, Himachal Pradesh Category:Protected areas established in 1954 Category:1954 establishments in Himachal Pradesh
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