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The Sunderbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the mighty rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. Situated on the lower end of the Gangetic West Bengal, it is also the world’s largest estuarine forest. The Sunderbans is criss-crossed by hundreds of creeks and tributaries. It is one of the most attractive and alluring places remaining on earth, a truly undiscovered paradise Wildlife of Sunderbans The
Sunderbans forest is home to more than 250 tigers.
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Where
the land meets the sea at the southern tip of West Bengal lies the
Indian Sunderbans, a stretch of impenetrable mangrove forest of great
size and bio-diversity. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Sunderbans is
a vast area covering 4264 square km in India alone. The Indian
Sunderbans forms the largest Tiger Reserve and National Park in India. A
paradise for birdwatchers, the list includes such rarities as the Masked
Finfoot, Mangrove Pitta and the Mangrove Whistler
The Bengal Tigers have adapted themselves very well to the saline and
aqua environs and are extremely good swimmers. As you enter the
adventurous wild land of the Sunderbans you'll be thrilled to see the
chital deer and rhesus monkey. The aqua fauna of Sunderbans include a
variety of fishes, red fiddler crabs and hermit crabs.There are
crocodiles, which can be often seen along the mud banks. Sunderbans
National Park is also noted for its conservation of the Ridley Sea
Turtle. There is an incredible variety of reptiles also found in
Sundarbans, which includes king cobra, rock python and water monitor.
The endangered river Terrapin, Batagur baska is found on the Mechua
Beach, while the Barking Deer is found only in Holiday Island in
Sunderbans.