Flora and Fauna of Jharkhand

Jharkhand, a name that means ‘the territory of the forest,’ has a large variety and biodiversity of flora and fauna all over the state. Most tourist attractions are Jharkhand’s wildlife, its wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, and India’s finest bird sanctuaries. The fauna of Jharkhand has extraordinary and unique variety and diversity, with almost 200 avifauna found in Jharkhand. 

Having evergreen forests and a large variety of flowers and trees to having animals like elephants, tigers, bears, wild boar, and much more flora and fauna, Jharkhand has a special place amongst other states in India. Birds of Jharkhand are of a considerable variety, having almost 200 varieties of birds, including the world’s rarest to India’s rarest birds.

Flora of Jharkhand 

 Flora of Jharkhand mainly consists of a dry and deciduous variety of flowers, plants, and trees. Jharkhand has a semi-arid landscape which is the reason for the shortage of water during the hot summer months, which causes fauna species to grow with the least amount of water, and thus, new and unique biodiversity naturally comes into existence.

Among the various dry varieties of the trees and plants, the fruit which grows is filled with massive nutrients and antioxidants. Some of the most critical trees in the flora of Jharkhand are sal, gambhar, jackfruit, Jamun, kendu, shisham, Katha, pesar, lac, mahua, mango, baheda,aasan, and bamboo.

A significant part of the tourism in Jharkhand comes only because of the enormous variety of the flora and evergreen forests in Jharkhand. Flora of Jharkhand, which includes evergreen and semi-evergreen forest, is scattered along with the Jharkhand, but the majority is found in the southwestern parts. The rocky hills and valleys are covered with dry, deciduous trees. Chotanagpur plateaus have many moist tropical forests, the ruling vegetation of Jharkhand. 

The extreme conditions favourable for bamboo growth are found in the ridges in southern areas. The Palash flowers are bright red pepper in the skyline in the fall season, also known as the forest fire, another beauty of the flora of Jharkhand.

Fauna of Jharkhand

 Most of the tourism of Jharkhand is because of the wildlife and birds of Jharkhand, with the wildlife of Jharkhand being the central part of the attraction for the national animal reserves and the zoological gardens and the sanctuaries. Betla National Park in the Latehar district, over more than 250 kilometres, has various animals like elephants, bison, tigers and wolves, and many other fascinating animals.

Betla national park has much to offer to tourists, from the big mammals to the giants. The wildlife sanctuary at Hazaribagh also offers the splendid beauty of the wildlife of Jharkhand. Dedicated to the Situ conservation of wildlife of Jharkhand, they have ten wildlife sanctuaries and one national park. Jharkhand has wildlife preservation programs for crocodiles (breeding centre), a tiger reserve project, a natural park at Chakla, and a deer reserve in the Ranchi district.

A tiger and elephant research for conservation project is going on in Jharkhand under the situ conservation of wildlife of Jharkhand, which has been the reason for the development of Palamau tiger reserve and the Singhbhum elephant reserve. 

Birds reserve in Jharkhand

The Chota Nagpur plateau is world-famous for the variety of flora and birds of Jharkhand. The national bird of Jharkhand, the Koel, is also found in the Chota Nagpur plateau. A famous bird woodpecker with a yellow crown is found in the area of Hazaribagh. As Jharkhand wildlife has one of the most extraordinary biodiversity, many migratory birds have joined the group of birds of Jharkhand. To name a few, we have Bar Headed Geese from Mongolia, White Necked Stork, Oriental White Ibis, and Northern Shoveler.

Poaching cases of migratory birds of Jharkhand

Due to the increasing poaching of the migratory birds of Jharkhand, the government has also increased the security around the areas where these migratory birds tend to make groups, like the area and riverside of the dam.

Conclusion

The biodiversity of Jharkhand is exceptionally natural and a good gift for humanity. If anyone wants to observe and feel the natural beauty of nature, they can do it only by feeling and observing the remarkable marvel of nature, flora, and fauna of Jharkhand. With the vast range of flowers, trees, and fruit to the National animal of India, the flora of Jharkhand and the wildlife of Jharkhand is the world’s most extraordinary biodiversity ever. 

Preserving nature and its components should be our prime duty, and humans fail to do so. Therefore, the government is taking commendable steps to ensure that no one can interfere and hurt nature.