Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
| Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Landscape in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary | |
  Location in Jharkhand  Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (India) | |
| Location | East Singhbhum, Saraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, India |
| Nearest city | Jamshedpur |
| Coordinates | 22°54′15″N 86°12′59″E / 22.90417°N 86.21639°E |
| Area | 195 km2 (75 sq mi) |
| Established | 1975 |
| Governing body | Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand |
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in India in the state of Jharkhand. It was inaugurated in 1975 and provides habitat for an Indian elephant population.[1]
Geography
[edit]Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Dalma Hills and covers around 195 km2 (75 sq mi) in East Singhbhum and Saraikela Kharsawan districts of the state of Jharkhand.[2]
Flora
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The forest consists of wide variety of trees including mango, guava, lemon, mahuwa, jamun, sheesham, neem, baabul, bamboo, arjuna, karanj, kadam and sal.[3]
Fauna
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Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is home to wide variety of wild animals. During a waterhole census in May 2022, Indian elephant, sloth bear, golden jackal, barking deer, wild boar, porcupine, mouse deer, langur, pangolin, Indian giant squirrel and mongooses were spotted.[2] It hosts many species of birds including jungle fowl, Indian grey hornbill, Indian peafowl, kingfishers, common myna and Asian koel.[4]
There are thought to be 85 elephant in the sanctuary as of 2024.[5] They migrate to West Bengal during August and September and usually return in December and January.[6]
In 2016, pugmarks of a tiger were found, and a tigress with a cub was videographed.[7] In January 2025, a male tiger was in the sanctuary which migrated from Palamu Tiger Reserve through the forest corridor of Gumla and Khunti districts.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Chaudhary, S.K.; Pandey, A.C.; Parida, B.R. (2024). "Geospatial analysis of elephant habitat suitability and movement for mapping the elephant corridor in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (India)". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196 (10): 936. doi:10.1007/s10661-024-13110-2.
- ^ a b "Effective habitat management in Dalma wildlife sanctuary results in rising elephant numbers". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Chatterjee, N. D. (2016). "Ecological Biodiversity of Panchet Forest Division and Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary". Man–Elephant Conflict (Pp.19-59). SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science: 30–32. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31162-3_2. ISBN 978-3-319-31161-6.
- ^ Verma, S. K. (2011). "A preliminary survey on the avian community of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 3 (5): 1764–1770. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2181.1764-70.
- ^ "Elephant Population In Dalma Dwindles: Census". Times of India. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Dalma wildlife sanctuary teeming with Asiatic elephants". Telegraph India. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "We know how the 'Lalgarh tiger' died. But where did it live?". The Hindu. 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Trap camera links loitering tiger to Palamu reserve, Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary on alert as big cat returns". Telegraph India. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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