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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary
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| map = India Jharkhand# India
| map_caption = Location of Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand
| location = [[Chatra district]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|24.160652|N|84.657478|E|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|207|km2}}
| established = 1978 (officially notified as a wildlife sanctuary)
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'''Lawalong Wildlife Sactuary''' is located in the [[Lawalong]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the Chatra subdivision of the [[Chatra district]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], India.

==History==
Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary was earlier under the control of the [[Ramgarh Raj|Raja of Ramgarh]] and other landlords in the area. The government took charge in 1924 and in 1947 it became a private protected forest. The ownership vested with the Government of Bihar in 1953. In earlier days, the presence of wildlife in high numbers in these forests attracted hunters from all over the country. One of the owners of this area, the Tikait of [[Kunda, Chatra|Kunda Estate]] used to organise “shikar” from time to time, in a big way. Subsequently, hunting was completely banned under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. There are 64 villages in the sanctuary area and the people of these villages have certain rights and privileges, as for example grazing cattle and collecting firewood.<ref name=lawalong/>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary is located around {{coord|24.160652|N|84.657478|E|display=inline}}. It is spread over an area of {{convert|207|km2}}.<ref name=sanctuary>{{cite web| url = https://m.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/jharkhand-national-parks-and-wildlife-sanctuaries-1383812116-1 | title= Jharkhand National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries |publisher= Jagran Josh | access-date = 7 January 2021}}</ref> The sanctuary is surrounded by the [[Amanat River]] in the south, the Chako River in the west and the [[Lilajan River]] in the north-east.<ref name=lawalong>{{cite web |url =http://jharenvis.nic.in/files/lawalongMP_PartI.pdf |title =Management Plan of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary |work =The protected Area – the Existing Situation |access-date =7 January 2021 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090410055819/http://jharenvis.nic.in/files/lawalongMP_PartI.pdf |archive-date =2009-04-10 |url-status =dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://wildtrails.in/lawalong-chatra-wildlife-sanctuary/| title= Lawalong (Chatra) Wildlife Sanctuary |publisher=Wild Trails | access-date = 7 January 2021}}</ref>

Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary is about 35 km from [[Chatra]]. The Gaya-Ranchi state highway passes near the Lawalong sanctuary on its eastern side. There is a road connecting the Gaya-Ranchi state highway and leads to Lawalong village and passes through the sanctuary area. The Hazaribagh-Simaria-Bagra Mor P.W.D. Road leads to [[Lawalong, Chatra|Lawalong]], where the Beat office of Lawalong Beat of Wild Life Sanctuary is situated. The buses for [[Lawalong, Chatra|Lawalong]] and [[Kunda, Chatra|Kunda]] ply on these roads and halts at important places like Lutidih, Bagra Mor etc. The nearest large railway station is at [[Daltonganj]], 50 km away.<ref name=sanctuary/>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Forests==
The forests in the sanctuary are classified as Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests. The forests are miscellaneous in nature and the canopy is moderately close with trees attaining good height and diameter growth. The ‘sal’ tree is found all over the sanctuary.<ref name=lawalong/>

==Wildlife==
The main mammalian species in the sanctuary are: Rhesus macaque (Hindi: bandar), common langur, Indian elephant, sambhar, leopard, spotted deer (Hindi: cheetal), barking deer (Hindi: kotra), sloth bear (Hindi: bhalu), jungle cat, common mongoose (Hindi:newla), and the dhole (Hindi: kola).<ref name=lawalong/>

Birds: common pea fowl, patridges, quails, hornbills and vultures.<ref name=lawalong/>

==Stay and visits==
There is a forest rest house at Lawalong, used by both the forest executives/ staff and tourists. As of 2020, the area has problems with Maoist activists.<ref name=lawalong/>

==References==
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{{protected areas of Jharkhand}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Chatra district]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1978]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Bihar]]

Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary - Revision history

>BrownHairedGirl at 16:02, 26 May 2021