As per the census report compiled by the Wildlife Institute of India in 2010, the Sanctuary has nearly 1,031 Sambars and 920 peacocks.

The sanctuary, spreading over an area of 26 sq km, is inhabited by a large number of Sambars, peacocks and endangered species like spotted deer, porcupine, pangolin, wild pigs and cheetal. It houses nine species of mammals and 63 species of birds. Box: Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary The Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, including Nepli and Kansal forests, forms part of Sukhna Lake catchment area, falling in Shivalik hills. The UT administration also planned to fix a nominal ticket fee for an electric bus, which would leave the regulatory end at around 10am to 11am and return by 3pm to 4pm. With the introduction of an electric bus, the department aimed to reduce the number of vehicles in forest areas as noise of these vehicles affects animals in the wildlife sanctuary. UT planned to continue issuing around 70 permits from the forest and wildlife department office while the remaining 30 permits or tickets would be issued to visitors on the spot at Sukhna Lake regulatory end. Visitors use personal vehicles to visit these forest areas. The permit was issued from the UT forest and wildlife department office, Paryavaran Bhawan, Sector 19, Chandigarh. Presently, UT forest and wildlife department issues permit for these forest areas to maximum of 100 persons a day.

The proposal was also part of UT’s environment action plan 2021-22. The UT had planned that the electric bus would be purchased by the UT forest and wildlife department. Instead, the centre suggested that the UT administration consider hiring an electric bus to promote these places from the tourism point of view.’ A senior UT official said that they are taking up the matter with the UT Adviser and if needed, an electric bus can be hired from Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU). However, the Centre has not given funds from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) to the administration to buy the electric bus. For the convenience of visitors, the UT forest and wildlife department submitted a proposal to the Centre for starting an electric bus to Nepli and Kansal forest areas of Sukhna Wildlife sanctuary from Sukhna Lake regulatory end. CHANDIGARH: The union government has asked the UT administration to hire an electric bus for people visiting Nepli and Kansal forest areas of Sukhna Wildlife sanctuary instead of buying one.

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