Flora and Fauna

          Despite large scale felling in forest trees in the district there still exist trees of economic importance in abundance all around the rural and urban areas and they could be classified in three groups – fruit-bearing tress , tress for timber and fuel and flower producing tress , Among fruit-bearing tress Mango, Jacktree, date-palm, imli, plum ( ber ), wood Apple ,( Angle mamelos) custard apple, Bair; Avla, Black plum and papaya are immensely available but trees of  jack fruit and mango are relatively in great number. The timber trees are mostly Mahua (basis latifolia) Gamhar ( genelina arborea ), Asan (Terminalia tomentosa ) Murga ( Ptercarpus marsupium ) , Shisham ( Dahbergia sissso ), Sal (Shorearobusta ) , Bamboos ( Dendrocalamus  strictus ) and the Margosa tree etc. Besides trees like Siris, Semar (Silk Cotton) and Sahjan (Morniga aneiphera) etc. are also available. Apart from all these 42 catogaries of other  medicinal plants have also been identified, which are used in incurable diseases.

           All these plants are found in the tribal areas of the district. The large scale felling of trees may cause their extinction and as such their protection is essential. As regards wild animals monkey, rabbit, pig, jackal and many species of birds are abundantly found here. Though in small number peacock, bear and leopard are also said to be found in district jungle. Availability of poisonous snakes like cobra, karaint etc. and scorpions in the forest region is almost common.