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.
