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Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located around 10 kilometers from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. It was inaugurated in 1975 and is home to a significant population of Indian elephants.

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is located around the Dalma Hills. Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary covers a significantly bigger region, stretching from Chandil to 40 kilometres east. The sanctuary comprises around 195 km.

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is around 100 kilometres from the capital city, Ranchi, and 15 km from the steel hub, Jamshedpur. The animal sanctuary extends adjacent to the NH-18, with slopes as high as 915 metres above sea level. Dalma Sanctuary has 193 kilometres of forest in the East Singhbhum and Saraikela-Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand.

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur

Dalma's forests are classified as "Dry Peninsular Sal" and "Northern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest". The majority of Dalma woods drop their leaves in the summer and bloom once the monsoon season begins.

Flora - The forest cover has been reduced by up to 90% due to selective pilferage by the wood mafia over many years, producing severe conditions for the animals that live there.

Fauna - The wildlife sanctuary's principal occupants are elephants, barking deer, sloth bears, and porcupines. Famous for housing many elephants and other creatures that descend during the monsoons and winter and enter adjacent villages and towns in Jharkhand and West Bengal. This occasionally causes confrontations between humans and elephants.

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jamshedpur