Sundarbans were declared as a 'World Heritage Site' for which of the following reason?

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  1. Tiger reserve
  2. Sundari tree
  3. Mangrove forest
  4. None of these

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Option 3 : Mangrove forest
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The 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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