Our Wildlife

The Sundarban
The Sundarban fauna is truly
Forest fascinating! From the hoopoe
bird to the Bengal tiger, there is
nothing that will not amaze you
within this incredible forest. The
Come visit us at Sundarban has a variety of (geological
species that allow the location)
the
Sundarbans to be something
Sundurbans! truly worth a visit. They form a
huge part of the forests
 ecosystem and are what
breathe life into this marvelous
Welcome to the mangrove. With over hundreds See you there!
beautiful forest, where of animal species, this will be a
the trees grow wild trip you will never forget! The 
and the stunning plant life has always ceased to
amaze, too. Including 224 A time to truly connect
wildlife roam the land.
genera, and 334 plant species, to nature,
This majestic piece of this forest can become eye A time you’ll never
nature may be candy for everyone and will be forget.
classified as a “forest” truly a sight to behold!
biome, located in the
Khulna Division of PHONE: 923-395-293
Bangladesh. FAX: 212-995-4744
EMAIL: wildlife@sburdan.bd
 Food
Food Web
Chain Characteristics

 Greatest Mangrove Forest

 Includes many unique

species of wildlife

 Forest biome

 Located in Khulna Division of

Bangladesh
Critical Issues  UNESCO declared as world
heritage

 Total area: 6,000 Sq. km

Sundurban wildlife, specifically the Bengal
tiger, is in danger. The numbers of attacks  Part of the world’s largest
have increased, as outlying villages have delta
been surrounding certain regions of the
 Over 120 species of fish and
forest. Although No one is exactly sure why
270 species of bird have
the tigers of the Sundarbans are so
aggressive towards humans, but it is
Food Chain been recovered in the
Sundurban.
speculated by scientists that it is due to
territorial issues as the high tides wipe away  About 32 species of
their markers, forcing the tigers to move into mammals.
a population of humans in search of territory
with no other options other than murder.  Two eco-regions (sundarban
Unfortunately, many tigers have been killed mangroves and sundarban
freshwater swamp forests
in protection, revenge, and poaching which
is causing them to become endangered. This  A total of 334 plant species.
however is being combatted via various
methods such as heavy fencing around the  Constantly rising sea-levels.
villages and the capture and release into the
wild using tranquilizer guns. This is affecting  Population of 4,000,000
the ecosystem as tigers are becoming an people
endangered species which could distort the
food chain thus leading to multiple
 
Stretches along West India
into
extinctions