Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary

Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary covers 116 hectares in the foothills of the Shivaliks in Rupnagar district, Punjab, and forms part of the wider Nangal Wetland on the Sutlej River. It occupies a section of the reservoir created in 1961 under the Bhakra-Nangal Project, and lies in and around the town of Nangal beside the Nangal Dam. In 2019 it was listed as a Ramsar site.

More than 150 species of birds and 35 of fish have been recorded, along with many mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Migratory waterbirds rely on it, as do threatened species such as the Indian pangolin and Egyptian vulture. Birdwatchers come especially in the winter migration season. Encroachment, pollution and habitat loss put pressure on the wetland, and ecologists have called for better management.