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Wildlife in West Bengal
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Sunderban National Park : -
Location : South of Calcutta
Coverage Area : 1330 sq kms
Main Attraction : Royal Bengal Tigers
Best Time To Visit : Between September and March.
Located in the Ganga delta in West Bengal, spanning the Hooghly in the
west and Teulia river in the east, Sunderbans was declared a National Park
in 1984. The park covers a vast stretch of mangrove swamp, lush forested
islands and small rivers near the Bay of Bengal. Most of the region
comprises estuarine mangrove forests and swamps which supports an
ecosystem specially adapted to great salinity.
Fauna :
Sunderbans is home to the magnificent Royal Bengal tiger, the park holding
more tigers than any other tiger reserve. More than 400 tigers were
recorded during the mid-1980s. Project tiger has also launched a programme
to protect the Olive Ridley sea turtles. Crocodiles and the gangetic
dolphin are to be found aplenty in the Raimgangal river. The Sajnakhali
sanctuary, famous for its rich avian population, is regarded as a part of
the Sunderbans National Park
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