Sunderbans Tiger Reserve

Located in the Ganga delta in West Bengal, spanning the Hooghly in the west and Teulia river in the east, Sunderbans was declared a National Park in 1984. The park covers a vast stretch of mangrove swamp, lush forested islands and small rivers near the Bay of Bengal. Most of the region comprises estuarine mangrove forests and swamps which supports an ecosystem specially adapted to great salinity.

Sunderbans is home to the magnificent Royal Bengal tiger, the park holding more tigers than any other tiger reserve. More than 400 tigers were recorded during the mid-1980s. Project Tiger has also launched a programme to protect the Olive Ridley sea turtles. Crocodiles and the Gangetic dolphin are to be found aplenty in the Raimgangal river. The Sajnakhali sanctuary, famous for its rich avian population, is regarded as a part of the Sunderbans National Park.

When to visit

September to May

How to get there

By air: Dum Dum (166kms), is the nearest airport at Calcutta.
By rail: The nearest railhead is at Canning, 48 kms away.
The nearest town is Gosaba, 50 kms away.

Where to stay

Forest lodge and forest rest-houses are available for accomodation at Sajnakhali.

Contact

Field Director
Sundarbans Tiger Reserve
P.O Canning,
District 24 Parganas (South),
West Bengal

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• Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan

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• Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh

• Kaziranga National Park, Assam

• Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

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• Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh

• Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir

• Bandipur National Park, Karnataka

• Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan

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• Periyar National Park, Kerala

• Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam

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• Bannerghata National Park, Karnataka

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