Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary: In News
A herd of 38 elephant have returned to the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary after nearly three years.
- It is located in Jharkhand.
- It is situated around the Dalma Hills on the Chottanagpur 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.
- The terrain here is hilly and rocky, with dense forests and grasslands.
- The entire forest of Dalma Sanctuary falls in the catchment of the Subarnarekha River.
- It features two prominent waterfalls, Sitaguldi and Dassam.
- The forests of Dalma come under the category “Dry peninsular Sal” and “Northern dry mixed deciduous Forest”.
- Medicinal plants like Ananatmula, Satawari, Sarpgandha, etc. are abundant in the sanctuary.
- Various types of trees, climbers, herbs, shrubs, and orchids are found here.
- Besides elephants, the sanctuary has a considerable population of other wildlife like barking deer, wild boar, giant squirrel, porcupine, pangolin, sloth bear, etc.
