ALL ABOUT SUNDARBAN MANGROVE FOREST
Before knowing about the exquisite Sundarban you should know about this diverse land of animals &
trees. The word ‘Sundarban’ means beautiful forest, which is a Bengali word and
more openly justifies the land's rich nature and beauty in one way. But this
land has its original name from its most growing mangrove tree called ‘ Sundari ', which you can witness in
every inch of this place. You must have heard about these aerial breathing
mangrove trees right? Sundarban is the only place where you can witness them.
Not only Sundari’s trees, but this place also has other 28 species of mangroves
like Hetal, Chapman, Gewa, Golpati,
Gurjan, Dhundul and Keora. So, there is no doubt why it is called the ‘World’s largest coastal mangrove forest”.
For the highness of this land, it is
like 10 times bigger than the city of
Venice! So, if you have yet not visited this place it will be a great loss.
Stretched across 14000 km in the delta
of Ganga, Meghna and Bramphaputra this place comprises India and
Bangladesh. Plus, the world-famous Gosaba or India's largest island is also
here! As it covers the 40% area of Sundarban, it has the most important needs
of the regions like schools and hospitals.
The popularity of Sundarban is also
found in various pop culture references, where various films have been shot.
The presence of the world's most endangered species, the 'Royal Bengal Tiger' (Panthera Tigris Tigris),
the national animal of India, makes this place rare. More than 200-300 tigers are now breathing in
Sundarbans so while visiting here you can also cross paths with this famous
predator. Besides, other endangered species like terrapin, estuarine crocodile, and Ganges dolphins also make
Sundarbans a world-class wildlife sanctuary.
On top of everything, Sundarban's mangrove ecosystem was also evaluated
as endangered by many researchers so you should visit here very carefully and
not be harmful to its nature.
Most of all, the presence of animals
like the leopard cat, crocodile, King
crab, green sea turtles, King cobra, Wild Cats, Barasingha, Spotted Deer, Hog
Deer, Barking Deer and more than 248 species of birds like the Black-hooded Oriole, Mangrove Whistler,
Cinnamon Bittern, Swamp francolin are seen here. And this is the one
favourable point to visiting Sundarban as the mesmerizing chirping of birds is
hard to find in our crowded city life.
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