Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary

About Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary:

• Location:
  • It is located 10 kilometres from the city of Jamshedpur in the state of Jharkhand. 
  • It is situated around the Dalma Hills on the Chota Nagpur Plateau.
• The Sanctuary gets its name from the "Dalma mai" a local goddess who is revered and worshipped by the local people and the people of adjoining villages of Dalma. 
• Inaugurated in 1975, it contains a significant population of Indian Elephants.
• The sanctuary covers almost 193 sq. km. of forest area.
• The entire forest of Dalma Sanctuary falls in the catchment of the Subarnarekha River and Dimna Lake of Jamshedpur.
• Vegetation: The forests of Dalma come under the category "Dry peninsular Sal" and "Northern dry mixed deciduous Forest".
• Flora: Medicinal plants like Ananatmula, Satawari, Sarpagandha, etc. are abundant in the sanctuary. Various types of trees, climbers, herbs, shrubs, and orchids are found here. 
• Fauna:
  • Besides elephants, the sanctuary has a considerable population of other wildlife like barking deer, wild boar, giant squirrel, porcupine, pangolin, sloth bear, etc. 
  • Commonly seen birds in the sanctuary are falcons, golden orioles, Indian tree pie, paradise fly catchers, grey hornbills, Indian peafowl, etc.