Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary

Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary covers 150.62 sq km in the northern part of Koderma block in Jharkhand, near Bihar's Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary in Gaya district. The reserved forest of the Koderma Forest Division was declared a sanctuary and is run by the Hazaribagh wildlife division.

The sanctuary is a stretch of hills under dry deciduous forest, cut by many rivulets. Sal grows with bija, gamhar, khair, palash, semal, arjun, mahua, karanj and other trees. Chital, sambar, barking deer, nilgai, wild boar, wolf, hyena, leopard, sloth bear, langur, giant squirrel and porcupine live here, along with many birds and reptiles. Watch towers stand at Dwajadhari Pahar, Meghatari and Taraghati, and there is a forest rest house at Meghatari.