[1] The original vegetation until 1956 consisted mainly of Acacia, catechu, Prosopis juliflora, Dodonaea viscosa and Cassia auriculata.

In an attempt to increase vegetation cover in the area, it was planted with eucalyptus and some indigenous species.

The middle and lower storeys consist of Acacia, catechu, Prosopis juliflora, Dodonaea viscosa, Acaxia sundra, Zizyphus mauritiana, Lantana camara, Randia sp.

Other mammals include wild boar, fox, jackal, langur, porcupine, common mongoose, Bengal monitor hare and pangolin.

The great Indian bustard, a large cursorial bird, which was quite common in the short grass plains and semi-arid areas of the Indian subcontinent 100 years ago, was indiscriminately hunted, and its habitat destroyed, resulting in a drastic decline in its population, until it came under stringent protection in the 1970s.

Apart from the great Indian bustard, avifauna in the sanctuary include peafowl, Asian paradise flycatcher, little grebe, little cormorant, spot billed duck, Fan tail, Tickell blue flycatcher, sparrow hawk, Red wattled lapwing, sirkeer cuckoo, large grey babbler, baybacked shrike and black drongo.