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Sundarbans National Park

National Park

Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, declared on May 4, 1984, forming the core zone of both a tiger reserve and a biosphere reserve within the Indian portion of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, shared with neighboring Bangladesh. The park is administered by the Directorate of Forests of the Government of West Bengal and protects a critical population of the Bengal tiger uniquely adapted to a tidal mangrove environment, alongside saltwater crocodiles and the Irrawaddy dolphin. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2019. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1984 1
Area (sq km)
1330.1 1
Governing Body
Directorate of Forests, Government of West Bengal, India 1
IUCN Category
II 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Government of India or an Indian state government 1
FAQs

Why are the tigers of the Sundarbans different from tigers elsewhere?

Sundarbans tigers have adapted to an almost amphibious life in the mangroves and can swim long distances.

UNESCO's World Heritage record says the mangrove habitat supports the single largest population of tigers in the world, and that these tigers have adapted to an almost amphibious life. They can swim long distances and feed on fish, crab and water monitor lizards.
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India, Countries
Source Sundarbans National Park (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Sundarbans National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead section
    Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, and core part of tiger reserve and biosphere reserve.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Government of India
  • Infobox: established
    1984
  • Governing body field (existing citation)
    Directorate of Forests, Government of West Bengal, India
  • Lead section
    It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987, and it has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019.
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Wikidata: Sundarbans National Park
  • Wikidata Q532440, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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