Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary is a reserve forest inBangladesh that extends over an area of 36,970hectares ofmangrove forest. It is situated next to theSundarbans National Park inWest Bengal,India. The sanctuary is one of three Sundarbans wildlife sanctuaries, the others being theSundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary and theSundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary.[1][2]
TheGewa (Euphorbiaceae) tree is the dominant woody species in the Sanctuary. The other tree found abundantly is theSundri (Heritiera fomes) tree. In areas where the Sundri tree does not regenerate effectively a denseunderstory is artificially created to enable growth.
The wildlife includesBengal tiger,fishing cat,leopard cat,jungle cat,spotted deer,wild boar,rhesus macaque,small-clawed otter,golden jackal,Ganges river dolphin,Irrawaddy dolphin,saltwater crocodile,northern river terrapin,Indian rock python,king cobra,white-rumped vulture,lesser adjutant stork,masked finfoot and many more.
Salinity levels vary greatly between seasons. This possibly represents an area of relatively longer duration of moderate salinity.
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