Jharkhand, the new baby born from Bihar is a bundle of nature’s bestowed captivating landscapes, waterfalls, culture, tribes, art and wildlife. Even in this techno-freak century, Jharkhand - the land of woods is surely going to amaze you with its couched wonders of nature.
Wildlife sanctuaries of Jharkhand are a major attraction of the state for those who are nature lovers and adventure enthusiast. The sanctuaries of Jharkhand have innumerous variety of flora and fauna astounding you onto many folds once you pay a visit to them. Many of the forest reserves have been shelter to the most endangered and vanishing species of animals and birds. The cool breezy and calm ambience of these bio-reserves will rejuvenate your deepest part of the soul with the warmth and selfless love of these species.
PALKOT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
The unadulterated hills, forest areas and the dense environment are the stronghold of Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary. Dry Deciduous Forests and Dry Peninsular Sal covered area is spread over near to 183.18 Sq. Kms is crossed by rivers like Panjara, Torpa, sankh and others bringing it the perfect finish of scenic view.
Being in the wildlife sanctuary, you will find many chirping and giggling fauna consists mainly of Sloth Bear, Jackal, Leopard, Monkey, Jungle Fowl, Hare, Koel, and Owl, etc around you sitting on rich various species of flora like Gooseberry, Mango, Mahua, Kusum, Asan.
Betla National Park
The core area of 232 Sq. Kms of the sanctuary was declared as Betla National park in September 1989.Being a tropical wet and dense land covered with the heavy forests area, Betla National Park has a vast range of vegetation consisting of with mixed real feel of moist & dry deciduous forests. The national park has a beautiful lake which is it’s centre part of attraction for majority of travelers. The national park has been constituted in the year 1960 covering western parts of the Chhota Nagpur plateau.
The national park is having abundant variants of Bird-life like black partridge, wagtails, the harial, doves, black ibis, hornbill, peafowl, red jungle fowl, swamp grey, quail, the pied born bill, and other birds can easily be spotted chirping your way. Being heavily dense with the species of common wildlife, one can easily locate animals like leopard, tiger, elephant, monkets, jackals, sambhar, chital, nilgai, mouse deer and mongoose, nuntjac, porcupine, ant eating pangolin, etc. The park became one of the earliest 9 tiger reserves in India under 'Project Tiger' in 1974.
Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary
Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary was established in the year 1976 and its name has been depicted from the neighboring land Bodhgaya which has its spiritual beliefs in the name of Gautam Buddha. Gautam Buddha wildlife sanctuary was basically a hunting reserved place due to its ambience, nature and wide variety of animals. The rich and diverse ecosystem has created an intense biodiversity in the region with variety of type of forest.
The animals mainly found here are Indian Elephant, Fox, Red Jungle Fowl, Nilgai, Golden Oriole, Porcupine, Jackal, Chameleon, Python Sambhar, Myna and others. According to a statistical report it has been counted that this wildlife sanctuary has 200 deer, 89 sambhars and 15 sloth bears, 4 peacocks.
To add pleasant feel to your trip, the forest department of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary have set up multiple rest houses for comfortable stays.
Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary
One of the richest variety in flora and fauna in the state of Jharkhand lies with Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary which is located in the central part of Northern India. It was set up in the year 1978 in a wide spread area of around 207 Sq. Km.
It is being divided in the zones namely Chako Nala, Lilajan and Amanat Rivers in the West, Northwest and South direction. The dry and moist deciduous mixed forest lands with tropical shrubs and bamboo sets up a perfect natural zone to leisure and relaxation.
The sanctuary is full of varieties of Leopards, tigers, deer, wild boar, sambhar, cheetal, wild dogs, nilgai and heavy amount of khair, siris, bel, palas, dhow, etc.