Question
Download Solution PDFSundarbans were declared as a 'World Heritage Site' for which of the following reason?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Mangrove Forests.
Key Points
- Sunderbans was recognized as a Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
- It has the largest mangrove forests in the world lying on the delta of the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers.
- It is home to Royal Bengal Tigers.
- The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats, and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests.
- They are rich in fauna like Bengal tiger, northern river terrapin, water monitor lizard, olive ridley turtles, Irrawaddy dolphin, fishing cat, estuarine crocodile, Indian python, various birds species, etc.
- Sunderbans has also been recognized as 'Wetlands of International importance' under the Ramsar Convention in January 2019.
- Sunderban National Park forms an integral part of the Sunderbans deltaic region.
- The Royal Bengal Tiger is the National Animal of India.
- They are classified as 'Endangered' by IUCN.
Additional Information
- Project tiger was started in 1973 to conserve tiger and double their population by protecting their habitat, prey, etc.
- The highest number of tigers is in Madhya Pradesh followed by Karnataka.
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