Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary

Black Buck Antilope cervicapra at Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary
Black Buck Antilope cervicapra at Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary

Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary is in the Churu district of Rajasthan State in India at a distance of around 210 kilometers from Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan state, on the Ratangarh – Sujangarh Highway.

If you are considering visiting Rajasthan, a trip to Chhapar is worth considering to learn more about India and its Dessert Wildlife and migratory birds.

Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary- a pair of blackbuck at tal chhapar
A pair of blackbuck at Tal Chhapar

You can find a large number of Black Bucks in Tal Chhapar Wildlife Park.

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is on the border area of the Great Indian Desert. Tal means plain areas. Chhapar is the village name that is part of the sanctuary. Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary has open grasslands with Prosopis and Acacia trees, making the park a tropical forest.

There are very few trees in the park. Many migratory birds pass through this park in September. Harriers are a major migratory bird among them which flies in distinct groups of male, female, and immature.

Mothiya, with sweet seeds, is a type of grass seen in this part of the park. Mothiya is the food for blackbucks and migratory birds. Local people also eat this seed.

How Do I Go to Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary

85 kilometers from the district headquarters of Churu, lies the Tal Chhapar Wildlife Park, on the Nokha to Sujangarh State Highway. Bikaner in Rajasthan is at 132 kilometers distance from the Wildlife Park.

Chappar is the nearest railway station on the Degana – Churu – Rewari railway line. It is a meter gauge railway line. Fatehpur Shekhawati railway station on the broad gauge railway line also links Chhapar Park to other parts of the country. Tourist Train Palace on Wheels stops here. The Pink City of Jaipur has the nearest airport to Tal Chhapar Wildlife Park.

India’s capital city New Delhi is around 350 kilometers from Chhapar Park.