Sundarbans National Park - India

Sundarbans National Park, India

If you are a keen wildlife enthusiast and nature lover, Sundarbans Sanctuary India is got to be the destination of your next vacation. One of the world's largest and most widespread deltas and the mangrove forest in the world, Sundarbans National Park, India covers a total area of 2,585 sq km. A part of this wildlife sanctuary extends into the neighboring country of Bangladesh as well. The mangrove forests of Sundarbans National Park, India have been formed by the confluence of three rivers, namely the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna and are renowned as the world's largest estuarine sanctuary that is a must visit for all those who love to explore varied floral and faunal assemblages.

Sundarbans National Park in India comprises of a chain of thickly forested islands and an extensive network of saline water channels that offer refuge to more than 270 Royal Bengal Tigers and a large number of spotted dears, wild pigs, monkeys, herons, kingfishers and white-bellied eagles. The Sundarbans National Park was so named after the Sundari trees that are found in abundance in this area. The Sajnekhali Bird Sanctuary is located just adjacent to the Sundarbans sanctuary or Sundarbans National Park.

Sundarbans National Park India is a UNESCO world heritage site and as it is home to the largest number of wild tigers in the world, Project Tiger was implemented in this park in the year 1973. A number of water birds are also found in this park, including the Asian openbill stork, black-necked stork, greater adjutant stork, white ibis, swamp francolin, white-collared kingfisher, black-capped kingfisher and brown-winged kingfisher.