The mangrove forest: Sundarban

 

Hungry Royal Bengal Tiger

river transport

riverside of Sundarban

The Sundarban area has the largest halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The delta of Sundarban is the largest delta on the globe. Two-third of Sundarban is with Bangladesh and one third with West Bengal. The sundarban National Park has been recognized as world heritage site by UNESCO in 1987. It is the only mangrove forest with biggest population of tiger throughout the world. It is famous for Royal Bengal Tiger. 

Sundarban Reserved Forest also indicates the natural biodiversity. You can find a good number of rare and globally threatened animals including Estuarine Crocodile, 
Common otter, Fishing Cat, Gangetic Dolphin, Snubfin dolphin, Water Monitor lizard, and River Terrapin. Sundaban is also famous for marine turtles like Olive Ridley, Green Sea Turtle, and Hawksbill Turtle.

Sunset in Sundarban

There are six species of Shark and Ray, which are found here, are included in Schedule I of Wildlife (Protection) Act. Other mammals include of Wild boars, Spotted deer, Porcupines and Rhesus macaque. Among the reptiles, the King cobra, the common cobra, Banded krait, Russells Viper comprise the community of venomous reptiles, while the Python, Chequered Kil-Back, Dhaman , Green Whip Snake and several other species constitute the non-venomous snakes.

The place is also rich with its diversity of terrestrial and aquatic flora and fauna. Most of the people of the area depend on fishing, collecting honey and fuelwood/ timber.

Sundarban Deers

  

the floras