Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary was earlier under the control of the 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 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.[1]
Geographyedit
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Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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, where the Beat office of Lawalong Beat of Wild Life Sanctuary is situated. The buses for Lawalong and 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.[2]
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.
Forestsedit
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.[1]
Wildlifeedit
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).[1]
Birds: common pea fowl, patridges, quails, hornbills and vultures.[1]
Stay and visitsedit
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.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdef(PDF). The protected Area – the Existing Situation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ ab"Jharkhand National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries". Jagran Josh. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^"Lawalong (Chatra) Wildlife Sanctuary". Wild Trails. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
January 01, 1970
lawalong, wildlife, sanctuary, located, lawalong, block, chatra, subdivision, chatra, district, state, jharkhand, india, location, jharkhandshow, jharkhand, india, show, indialocationchatra, district, jharkhand, indiacoordinates24, 160652, 657478, 160652, 6574. Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Lawalong CD block in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district in the state of Jharkhand India Lawalong Wildlife SanctuaryLocation of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary in JharkhandShow map of JharkhandLawalong Wildlife Sanctuary India Show map of IndiaLocationChatra district Jharkhand IndiaCoordinates24 09 38 N 84 39 27 E 24 160652 N 84 657478 E 24 160652 84 657478Area207 square kilometres 80 sq mi Established1978 officially notified as a wildlife sanctuary Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Location 3 Forests 4 Wildlife 5 Stay and visits 6 ReferencesHistory editLawalong Wildlife Sanctuary was earlier under the control of the 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 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 1 Geography edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15km10miles nbsp BIH A RAmanatRiverMohanaRiverLilajanRiverDamodarRiverCCL Amrapali amp Chandragupta Area nbsp CCL MagadhSanghamitra Area nbsp CCL Piparwar Area nbsp North Karanpura TPSP nbsp LawalongWildlifeSanctuaryTKauleshwariTempleH nbsp BachraCT nbsp ChatraM nbsp TandwaR nbsp SimariaR nbsp RajpurR nbsp PratappurR nbsp PiparwarR nbsp PathalgadaR nbsp MayurhandR nbsp LawalongR nbsp KundaR nbsp ItkhoriR nbsp HunterganjR nbsp GidhourR nbsp ChiridiriR nbsp Cities towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur DivisionM municipality CT census town R rural urban centre H historical religious centre P power plant T tourist centreAbbreviation used TPS thermal power stationOwing to space constraints in the small map the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly Location edit Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary is located around 24 09 38 N 84 39 27 E 24 160652 N 84 657478 E 24 160652 84 657478 It is spread over an area of 207 square kilometres 80 sq mi 2 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 1 3 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 where the Beat office of Lawalong Beat of Wild Life Sanctuary is situated The buses for Lawalong and 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 2 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 editThe 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 1 Wildlife editThe 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 1 Birds common pea fowl patridges quails hornbills and vultures 1 Stay and visits editThere 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 1 References edit a b c d e f Management Plan of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary PDF The protected Area the Existing Situation Archived from the original PDF on 2009 04 10 Retrieved 7 January 2021 a b Jharkhand National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries Jagran Josh Retrieved 7 January 2021 Lawalong Chatra Wildlife Sanctuary Wild Trails Retrieved 7 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary amp oldid 1218753786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
