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Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Jharkhand, India, about Template:Convert north of Ranchi.[1] It was established in 1955. It is home to many wild animals including deer, monkey and birds.[2]
History
The Hazaribagh wildlife sanctuary was established in 1955. It was unofficially called as Hazaribag National Park from 1955 to 1976.[3][4]
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.[5]
Wildlife
Nestling in low hilly terrain, at an average altitude of Template:Convert, it has an area of Template:Convert and consists of mixed deciduous forest with sal trees. It is home to various wild animals, including chital, sambar, wild boar, fox, hyenas, sloth bears, peafowl, and pigeons.[6][2][7]
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.[5][2] In January 2024, a tiger was videographed by the villagers in the sanctuary. According to forest officials, the tiger had come from Chhattisgarh through Palamu Tiger Reserve.[8][9]
References
- ↑ The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. The Rosen Publishing Group(1 July 2010). ISBN 978-1-61530-202-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Students' Britannica India{{#if:Ramchandani|, Ramchandani}. Popular Prakashan(2000). ISBN 978-0-85229-760-5
- ↑ Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh National Park is a myth. It does not exist. The Print(28 August 2021). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ Tiger Fall, the waterfall that wasn’t. The Hindu(2017-09-23). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hazaribagh: Once the abode of tigers, now an example of the ‘empty forest’ syndrome. Indian Express(30 January 2023). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indus Publishing Company(2002). ISBN 9788173871283
- ↑ Safari boost to tourist footfall(21 June 2015). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ हजारीबाग वाइल्डलाइफ सेंचुरी में 44 साल बाद दिखा बाघ, कैमरे में कैद हुई टाइगर की गतिविधियां - हजारीबाग वाइल्डलाइफ सेंचुरी में बाघ. ETV Network(13 January 2024). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ Trap camera links loitering tiger to Palamu reserve, Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary on alert as big cat returns. Telegraph India(1 February 2025). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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