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Where Land and Water Meet..... Sundarbans is the biggest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The forest covers approximately 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 sq mi) most of which is in Bangladesh with the remainder in India. It is a UNESCO world Heritage site. The forest lies at the feet of the mighty river Ganges that has formed the seaward fringe of the great Ganges delta spreading across Bangladesh and the Indian State of West Bengal. (See the great Ganges Delta where the forest is located in the appended Map) The Bangladeshi and the Indian parts of the forest are separately listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list for obvious reason. While the Bangladeshi part is listed as Sundarbans, the Indian Part is listed as Sundarbans National Park, respectively. The name Sundarban may have been derived from the Sundari tree that is found in abundance in this vast mangrove forest! However, readers may please note that the word Sundarban is a Bengali one meaning literally in English as “Beautiful Forest”. A third of the entire area of this forest is covered by water and marshes. 'The Sundarbans is intersected by a network of tidal waterways, mudflats and tiny islands of salt tolerant mangrove forests.' The forest is now a sanctuary for wildlife. Sundarbans is the home of the majestic Royal Bengal Tigers and spotted deer. It is also the home to many different species of birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and fishes. The saltwater Crocodile (Crocodiles paresis) still can be found here in this area. The estimated number of this species is less than two hundred in total. The forest also supports at least fifty species of reptiles and eight species of amphibians. The Gangetic River Dolphin is common in the rivers flowing through the forest. The beauty of Sundarbans lies in its unique natural surrounding. Unless one visits the place, it is impossible to guess its beauty by reading articles. Here land and water mingle in a amazing way. Wildlife some times goes completely wild! Do not be surprised if you suddenly see a tiger swimming across the river stealthily to haunt down a spotted deer! You may find a group of people harvesting honey from beehive by making smoke! Do not be afraid if you see a crocodile basking on the river bank! Please view the photos to form an idea about this amazing forest!           |
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The world Heritage site.
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Spectacular photos of beautiful creatures - except the crocodile. If God stopped making crocodiles tomorrow I would be a lot happier. Fire ants too. Thanks for the photos. Fossil
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Carolyn, It makes me so happy to see you back here on my blog page after such a considerable long time. Hope, all is well at your end. I could feel that you have traveled a lot and seen places, people and learned about their cultures and thereby enriched your knowledge. The world is really big even when we can talk to each other whenever we feel like doing so by just touching a recorded name on our Cell screen! Yet, our urge to see, meet and learn would continue till we depart finally for an unknown destination! Thanks for sending me your blessings that will surely keep me healthy and happy. Best wishes to you, my friend. Have a pleasant time always.
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Maisie, I am feeling happy to read from you here on my blog page. It appears that you like all the life forms living in the wild. Just imagine the world as a big house and the ocean a big pool! You will then feel happy to live your entire life in there peacefully. Take care and stay well. God bless you.
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I love those pictures. Thank you for posting.
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I love those pictures. Thank you for posting.
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Very interesting Looklook! Although crocodiles have a purpose...LOL, I can't think of any good reason to have fire ants... sighhhh. Amazing photos!! I'm really happy that this is a protected World Heritage Site!!
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Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. The comments left there on by you made me thoughtful and I had to study the impacts of Fire Ants on humans as well as non-humans! Here is in short what I could find about the ants: Collectively, ants are beneficial insects in our environment. Their nest-building activities reduce soil compaction and help aerate the soil but they can cause many problems. Fire ants inflict painful stings and can kill human beings. Fire ant species are omnivorous! They eat almost everything and thereby the ants may reduce populations of other ground-dwelling insects, including native ant species, with which they compete. Therefore, Fire ants could be good and bad too!! Have a nice weekend Rocketship. Take care and keep away from Fire Ants!
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