Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in India
Map showing the location of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
LocationJharkhand, India
Nearest cityJamshedpur
Coordinates22°54′15″N 86°12′59″E / 22.90417°N 86.21639°E / 22.90417; 86.21639
Area195 km2 (75 sq mi)
Established1976
VisitorsNA (in NA)
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand
Websitewww.forest.jharkhand.gov.in

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city of Jamshedpur in the state of Jharkhand. Inaugurated in 1975 it contains a significant population of the Indian elephant.[1][2]

Geography

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is situated around the Dalma Hills. Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is a much larger area starting from Chandil to 40 km east. The sanctuary covers around 195 km2.

It is about 100 km from the capital city Ranchi, and 15 km from the steel city Jamshedpur. The wildlife sanctuary runs parallel to the NH-18 with hills as high as 915 m from sea level. Dalma Sanctuary is spread over 193 km2 of forests of East Singhbhum and Saraikela Kharsawan districts of the state of Jharkhand. The forests of Dalma come under the category "Dry peninsular Sal" and "Northern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest". Most part of Dalma forests shed leaves in the summer and attains its full bloom at the onset of monsoon.

Flora

The forest cover is denuded up to 90% because of selective pilferage by timber mafia over many years thereby creating good conditions for animal inhabitants here .[3]

Fauna

A female Indian Elephant at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Crested serpent eagle at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Troop of Rhesus macaque alongside Indian Water Buffalo inside Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Indian Nightjar at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary

During a waterhole census carried out in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary on 21 and 22 May 2022 at 43 waterholes, 66 Asian elephants were spotted; the number wild bears has gone up to 19 this year from last year's 13, wild boars to 162 from 152, porcupines to 79 from 63, langurs to 40 from 38, monkeys to 552 from 496, reed squirrels to 45 from 39, peacocks to 120 from 53, rabbits to 24 from 18, snakes to 13 from 4, jackals to 9 from 3 and jungle fowls going up to 137 this year from 71 last year.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "You Can Walk Amid Wildlife at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand". india.com.
  2. ^ "Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary bursts at the seams of autumn season". dailypioneer.com.
  3. ^ Maji, Bivu (25 April 2022). "Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur". Welcome to Jamshedpur. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ Maji, B. (2022). "Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur". Welcome to Jamshedpur. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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