The Sundarbans

The Sundarbans mangrove backwoods, one of the biggest such woodlands on the planet (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna waterways on the Bay of Bengal. It is neighboring the fringe of India's Sundarbans World Heritage site engraved in 1987. The site is converged by an intricate organization of flowing streams, mudflats, and little islands of salt-lenient mangrove woods, and presents a fantastic illustration of progressing biological cycles. The zone is known for its wide scope of fauna, including 260 winged creature species, the Bengal tiger, and other undermined species, for example, the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python.


The World Heritage property is contained three untamed life safe-havens which structure the center rearing region of various types of jeopardized natural life. Territories of exceptional characteristic magnificence, ethnobotanical interest, uncommon marine faunal interest, streams, rivulets, islands, swamps, estuaries, mudflats, and salt marshes are likewise remembered for the property. The limits of the property ensure all significant mangrove vegetation types, territories of high flower and faunal values, and significant winged animal regions. The respectability of the property is additionally upgraded by earthbound and amphibian cushion zones that encompass, however are not piece of the recorded property.