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The present Sundarban National Park was declared as the core area of Sundarban Tiger Reserve in 1973 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1977. On 4 May 1984 it was declared a national park. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987, [2] [3] and it has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019. [1]
The Sundarban National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarbans Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger.
Flora and Fauna of the Sundarbans Bakkhali Sea Beach In 1984, South 24 Parganas district became home to Sundarbans National Park , which has an area of 1,330 km 2 (513.5 sq mi). [ 17 ] It shares the park with North 24 Parganas district and is also home to four wildlife sanctuaries : Haliday Island , Lothian Island , Narendrapur , and Sajnekhali .
The Sundarbans: Khulna: 1997 798; ix, x (natural) The national park covers the Bangladeshi part of the Sundarbans, the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. It is the world's largest and richest mangrove forest, with about 78 recorded mangrove species.
Marichjhanpi is an island set in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, India.It is primarily known today for the Marichjhapi massacre in 1979 when the newly elected Communist Party of India (Marxist) government of West Bengal evicted several post-partition Dalit refugees who were living in the reserved forest.
The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area. [1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. [2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area.
The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area. [1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. [2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area.
Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary is a reserve forest in Bangladesh that extends over an area of 36,970 hectares of mangrove forest. It is situated next to the Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal , India .