Threats to the Sunderbans National Park

Introduction of the Sunderbans

The name of Sunderbans is means as a “Beautiful Forest” or “Beautiful Jungle”.

The Sunderbans was established as a Tiger Reserve in the 1973 and in the 1977 as a Wildlife Sanctuary. It was established as a National Park on the 4 May, 1984. Sunderbans National Park was inscribed list of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 1987. It was declared as a Biosphere Reserve in the 1989. Sunderbans National Park is made up of the 54 island. It is the biggest mangrove Jungle in the world and it bounded by three rivers, which is Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna.

What is the Threat?

The time is very fast going for Sunderbans and if action is not taken fast, the biggest delta on this planet is set to be history. In the Sunderbans most famous southern delta of the fifth already submerged.      

Sunderbans has observed a regular rise in the ocean level, in the last decades. The temperature of the surface water has been rising at a rate of the 0.5 degree Celsius rate of the global warming in the past 30 years. This reason has effected to the large scale fish production and agricultural yield.  The devastating cyclone “AILA” in the May 2009 has largest loosed of the Sunderbans.

Threat called global warming

Global warming has a serious danger to the mangrove jungle. Flora is most important resources for refrain to the global warming. Several most species in the area as well as human being are endangered.

How serious is the threat?

If the current speed of the land erosion continuous about more than 250 square kilometres area of the national park and 15 % of farm land area will be lost in about after 20 years.

Alarming finds

Recent articles published by the scientists, this article get inform for our society increased the water in the Sunderbans, while at the melting of the Himalayan glacier. Other reason down waste water from Kolkata to Sunderbans, it is major problem for the national park and wildlife sanctuary to the nearest metro city.
Scientists have as well as warned that a surface water pH level in the Sunderbans has reduced over the last 3 decades, hence reason acidification. They have said that the depletion in dissolve oxygen reason by the growth in the temperature can affect main transition in the environmental balance of the Sunderbans National Park.

Impact and probable remedy

Even the raised banks are no assurance against the encroachments by the growing water level, mainly on the Indian part of the Sunderbans. The soaring populations of the human settlement have also lead to common deforestations in the area, thus enhancing the bad-effects of ecological degradations all the more. The main problem is that very little ears are available to lend sympathy to the cornered voices.

Fifty-One Tigers died in India between January to December5, 2011

51Tigers have passed away in several states of India January to 5^th December 2011. A tiger shoot killed outside Kaziranga in Assam on 5 December.  
According to Wildlife Protection Society of India, fourteen tigers perished in Uttarakhand, it is highest rank in one of the state of India. The second rank of the Karnataka with 6 deaths whereas 5 Tigers death in the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.    
According to WPSI data fifty eight tigers had died in 2010, 30 tigers killed by seizure and poaching and 28 tigers died by other causes.
Road accident, poaching, fight with other animals and infighting are some of the cause for the death. Some tigers died of diseases and nature causes. A few tigers have killed by the forest department, police and villagers.  There are many popular forests but Corbett National Park is most famous for Tigers and other wildlife in India and other countries.    


Tiger hunters are still active. The forest department has found a tiger trap in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam tiger reserve of Andhra Pradesh on 2 December. Skins, skulls, bones, and claws of rare species of cat family have been seized in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Orissa in the 2011.  

On 3 November 2011, six year’s old tiger was dead found on the bank of the Wainganga River in the Maharasstra. It had dead by electrical cable wrong connected to an electric motor pump. One tiger was found in dead situation without claws, whiskers and canines, at Bhoramdeo Wildlife sanctuary in the Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh on 15 November.

Another cause about five year’s old tiger was found in dead situation near Tipeswar wildlife sanctuary in Yeotmal district of Maharashtra on 20 November. It was killed by hunters through wire snare.

On 21 November, 14 years old tiger known as B2 died under mysterious condition at Bandhavgarh tiger reserve in the Madhya Pradesh. Tiger B2 was found in an injured position in the Ghunghuti area. B2 was dead by full tranquilized doze, when rescued by department of forest, observer (villagers and local people) sources say. The tiger B2 dead by nature cause because it was very old age and bottomless injured, thus could not able to hunt any animal and was not be get food for last many days WPSI source say.

According to the officer of forest department 3,508 tigers lived in 1997 but according tiger census in January 2008, 1,411 tigers are living in India. It is very bad condition (news) for Indian tigers and wildlife lovers. Tiger population has drastic drop of 60% in the 11 years. We feel very proud to tell you, according to new Government data in March 2011; about between 1570 and 1880 tigers are living in forest of India.  

We are requesting to all Indian people please save the Tigers. Don’t killed this royal animal for own benefits. 

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Paradises for Indian Elephant- Bandipur National Park

Bandipur national park is situated at Chamarajnagar district in the Karnataka state of India. Bandipur national park covers 865 square kilometres area, and it was established National Park in the 1974. Bandipur national park is a renowned tiger reserve park in the India.
The Bandipur national park is well known for its population of the tigers and Indian elephants. Bandipur tiger reserve house of the about 70 tigers, above 300 Asian Elephants. This park is full of the fauna and flora. Bandipur nearest attraction are Nagarhole national park, Mudumalai national park and wynad wildlife sanctuary. This park is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
UNESCO World Heritage team is making a plan the area covering Bandipur Wildlife sanctuary and Niligiri Sub Cluster, Western Ghats, into World Heritage Site.


Flora in the Bandipur National Park
Bandipur wildlife sanctuary has rich different species of the plants. Sandalwood tree are the main tree of the Bandipur National Park. There are finding rare species of the trees. There are available of deciduous, scrubland and evergreen vegetation. In this national park trees are include Rosewood, Teak, Indigoberry, Satinwood, Axlewood, boom, Indian gooseberry, Flame Black Myrobalan etc. These plants have irrigation by the Moyar River. 


Fauna in the Bandipur National Park
The Bandipur National Park has rich various species of the fauna. There are also find popular species of the animals like elephant, hyena, leopard, Indian porcupine, sambhar, chevrotain, sloth bear, chital, mouse deer, gaur, wild pig, four horned antelope, black naped hare, jackal, wild boar, Malabar squirrel, panther, porcupines,  jungle bull, barking deer, and much more.
The major types of the birds in this wildlife are like ducks, peacock, parrot, hen, swan, jungle fowl, herons, red spur fowl, serpent eagle, hornbills etc.


Don't Miss
Climate of this park is very finest of the year. There are in the summer season maximum temperature 28 degrees C. and in the winter season 10 degrees minimum. This climate has indulgent for Indian elephants, thus you can see huge flock of the India Elephants in this national park. Climate, land and all conditions of this park has indulgent for Indian Elephants.  Elephants have felt comfortable in this park. Indian elephants take enjoy are swimming in the Moyar River and backwaters of Kabini Reservoir. Bandipur national park offers on the Elephant Safari and Jeep Safari.


Best Time to visit in Bandipur National Park
Bandipur is a finest destination in the India. This reserve is a paradise for tourists and travels from April to October. During summer season, the backwaters of Kabini Reservoir offer the greatest chance for the visitors to see large mammals, particularly the gaur and the elephant.


How to reach Bandipur National Park
By Air Bangalore is a nearest airport, which is 225 Kilometres from Bandipur reserve
By Train Nearest railway station is at Mysore, which is 80 KM from Bandipur park
 By Road Bandipur is well connected by road. There are available frequently bus services. This park at a distance 225 KM from Bangalore, 75 KM from Ooty and 80 KM from Mysore.

Choose India Wildlife Tours to Become One with Wildlife and Nature

India is one of the countries known for diversity in the unity in the all world.

In the India is diversity of language, culture, ethnic group, geographic, religions, festival, fair, tradition and wearing dresses many parts divided for wildlife in India. This land is reaching the term of Wildlife in India; it is blessed with rarest fauna and flora.

India is one of the Paradise for wildlife in the world. There are located 80 national parks and 440 wildlife sanctuaries. It covers area about 5 % or 1, 56,700 square Kilometres of its total area as a protected and reserve jungles. Although government of India is making plan for change these figures and makes growth in the Indian wildlife. This wonderful plan supported by 1.21 billion of Indians people and some international government like Japan, Russia, USA etc.


These vast variety most protected by Indira Gandhi era, that was declared many protected area and tiger reserve in the India became her best administration. Large scale started in the era of 1970. Major tourist’s attraction has in the wildlife in India like fun of tigers and panthers, tigers are running for hunting, elephant safari and cheering of many charming birds.  
You can find about more than 3000 different species of wildlife and 4000 different species of fauna and flora. You can see 1000 different species of animals and rare wildlife like Tiger, Elephant, Chital, Leopard, four horned antelope, Panther, Asiatic Lion, hyena, Indian porcupine, sambhar, chevrotain, sloth bear, mouse deer, gaur, wild pig, black napped hare, jackal, wild boar, Malabar squirrel, porcupines, jungle bull, hog deer, spotted deer, barking deer, flying fox, Nilgai, Steppe Eagles, White Bellied Drones, Parakeets, , Minivets, barking deer, and much more.


You can find above 700 species and sub species of birds like peacock, parrot, hen, Blyth’s Kingfisher, Bengal Florican, Swamp Francolin, Spot-billed Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, White- Bellied Heron, Grey Headed fish, eagle, crow, swan, duck, Siberian crane, Indian crane and much more. There are available many trees like sal, khair, ber, kharpat, rhino, semal, sandalwood and much more. In the India you can find 400 species of mammals, 350 species of reptile and 450 species of butterflies.    


Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks are the greatest places to travel. Some of the most famous Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in the India are include Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary - Alwar, Rajasthan, Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary - West Bengal, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - Barpeta, Assam, Wayanad Wildlife Sactuary - Kerala, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary - Bharatpur, Rajasthan, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala, Ranthambhore national park- Swai Madhopur, Rajasthan,  Bandhavgarh national park- Madhya Pradesh , Bannerghatta National Park – Karnataka, Dudhwa National Park - U.P., Corbett National Park – Uttarakhand, Rajaji National Park – Uttarakhand, Kanha National Park - Mandala, M.P., Periyar national park- Keral, Desert national park- Rajasthan, Gir national park- Gujarat, Bandipur national park- Karnataka, Kaziranga national park-Assam and much more.