Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary

Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Sal forest in Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
Location of Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand
Map showing the location of Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
LocationJharkhand, India
Nearest cityHazaribagh
Coordinates24°08′51″N 85°21′36″E / 24.1474°N 85.36°E / 24.1474; 85.36[1]
Area184 km2 (71 sq mi)
Established1955
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand
www.forest.jharkhand.gov.in
A display at the entrance of the sanctuary giving relevant details in Hindi

Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Jharkhand, India, about 55 miles (89 km) north of Ranchi.[2] It was established in 1955. It is home to many wild animals including deer, monkey and birds.[3]

History

The Hazaribagh wildlife sanctuary was established in 1955. It was unofficially called as Hazaribag National Park from 1955 to 1976.[4][5]

It was a private hunting reserve of kings of Ramgarh. Rajderwa was private hunting lodge of kings which includes a enclosure of wild boar, barking deer and nilgai. The forest area got reduced due to deforestation and rampant hunting wiped out nearly all wildlife across the sanctuary.[6]

Wildlife

Nestling in low hilly terrain, at an average altitude of 615 metres (2,018 ft), it has an area of 184 km2 (71 sq mi) and is home to chital, wild boar peafowl, sloth bears, hyenas and pigeons.[3]

Earlier it was home to wolf, leopards and tigers but due to deforestation and hunting, many wild animals have been wiped out from the sanctuary.[6][3] In January 2024, a tiger was videographed by the villagers in the sanctuary. According to forest officials, the tiger had come from Madhya Pradesh through Palamu Tiger Reserve.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Hazaribagh Sanctuary". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. ^ Educational Britannica Educational (1 July 2010). The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-61530-202-4. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Ramchandani, Indu (2000). Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-85229-760-5. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Jharkhand's Hazaribagh National Park is a myth. It does not exist". The Print. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  5. ^ Vatsa, Mihir (23 September 2017). "Tiger Fall, the waterfall that wasn't". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Hazaribagh: Once the abode of tigers, now an example of the 'empty forest' syndrome". Indian Express. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  7. ^ "हजारीबाग वाइल्डलाइफ सेंचुरी में 44 साल बाद दिखा बाघ, कैमरे में कैद हुई टाइगर की गतिविधियां - हजारीबाग वाइल्डलाइफ सेंचुरी में बाघ". ETV Network (in Hindi). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. ^ "झारखंड के इस इलाके में सालों बाद दिखा बाघ, वन विभाग खुश पर लोगों को किया सावधान". News18 (in Hindi). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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