Editing Haryana (section)

===Flora and fauna===
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|+ '''State symbols of Haryana'''
|-
| '''Formation day'''
| 1 November (Day of<br />separation from Punjab)
|-
| '''State mammal'''
| [[Black buck]]<ref name="wiisymbols">{{cite web|url=http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/state_animals_tree_flowers.pdf|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070615001645/http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/state_animals_tree_flowers.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2007|title=State animals, birds, trees and flowers|publisher=Wildlife Institute of India|access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| '''State bird'''
| [[Black francolin]]
|-
| '''State tree'''
| [[Peepal]]<ref name="wiisymbols"/>
|-
| '''State flower'''
| [[Lotus (genus)|Lotus]]<ref name="wiisymbols"/>
|}

====Forests====
Forest cover in the state in 2013 was 3.59% (1586&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) and the tree cover in the state was 2.90% (1282&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), giving a total forest and tree cover of 6.49%.<ref>{{citation|title=Welcome To Our Website|url=http://haryanaforest.gov.in/HomeContent1.aspx|publisher=Haryana Forest Department|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327010800/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/HomeContent1.aspx|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016 and 2017, 18,412 hectares were brought under tree cover by planting 14.1&nbsp;million seedlings.<ref name="harec1" /> Thorny, dry, deciduous forest and thorny shrubs can be found all over the state. During the [[monsoon]], a carpet of grass covers the hills. [[Mulberry]], [[eucalyptus]], pine, kikar, [[shisham]] and babul are found here. The species of [[fauna]] found in the state of Haryana include [[black buck]], [[nilgai]], [[Leopard|panther]], [[fox]], [[mongoose]], [[jackal]] and wild dog. More than 450 species of birds are found here.<ref>{{citation|title=Flora and Fauna|url=http://www.knowmyindia.com/haryana/gurgaon/sultanpur-national-park/flora-and-fauna.html|access-date=12 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101032538/http://www.knowmyindia.com/haryana/gurgaon/sultanpur-national-park/flora-and-fauna.html|archive-date=1 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Conservation of Wildlife|url=http://haryanaforest.gov.in/conservation.aspx|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327013117/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/conservation.aspx|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.haryana-online.com/fauna.htm |title=Fauna of Haryana |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202230620/http://haryana-online.com/fauna.htm |archive-date=2 December 2015 }}</ref>

===={{anchor | Protected wildlife areas of Haryana }} Wildlife====
[[File:Watercock (41632546090).jpg|thumb|Watercock]]
{{see also|List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India}}
Haryana has two national parks, eight wildlife sanctuaries, two wildlife conservation areas, four animal and bird breeding centers, one deer park and three zoos, all of which are managed by the Haryana Forest Department of the Government of Haryana.<ref>{{citation|title=Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas in Haryana|url=http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx|access-date=11 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232130/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Protected Area|url=http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx|publisher=haryanaforest.gov.in|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232130/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sultanpur National Park]] is a notable park in Gurgaon District