Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary

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. The sanctuary is one of three Sundarbans wildlife sanctuaries, the others being the Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary and the Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary.^[1]^[2]

Flora

The Gewa (Euphorbiaceae) tree is the dominant woody species in the Sanctuary. The other tree found abundantly is the Sundri (Heritiera fomes) tree. In areas where the Sundri tree does not regenerate effectively a dense understory is artificially created to enable growth.

Fauna

The wildlife includes Bengal tiger, fishing cat, leopard cat, jungle cat, spotted deer, wild boar, rhesus macaque, small-clawed otter, golden jackal, Ganges river dolphin, Irrawaddy dolphin, saltwater crocodile, northern river terrapin, Indian rock python, king cobra, white-rumped vulture, lesser adjutant stork, masked finfoot and many more.

Environment

Salinity levels vary greatly between seasons. This possibly represents an area of relatively longer duration of moderate salinity.

References

^ John, Michael, Green, Beverly (1 January 1990). IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas. Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge UK: IUCN The World Conservation Union. p. 37.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Sundarban Adventure". Retrieved 18 January 2011.

21°48′54″N 89°23′31″E / 21.815°N 89.392°E / 21.815; 89.392

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[1] John, Michael, Green, Beverly (1 January 1990). IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas. Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge UK: IUCN The World Conservation Union. p. 37.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] "Sundarban Adventure". Retrieved 18 January 2011.