Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelt Gautam Buddha) is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Gaya district of Bihar state and Koderma district of Jharkhand state in east-central India.
Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary:
The refuge was established in 1976 and covers an area of 259 km2. Prior to becoming a wildlife refuge, the area was a private hunting reserve.
The refuge covers portions of the Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forest and Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forest ecoregions.
Plant communities include dry and moist sal forests, ravine thorn forest, and tropical dry riverine forest.
Fauna includes tiger, leopard, wolves, sloth bears, chitals, chinkara, and many species of birds. The sanctuary has a rest house. The refuge is 65 km southeast of Gaya, which has a railway station and airport.