Sundarbans

West Bengal

The Sundarbans delta is a rich and fertile basin of flora growing in areas with low oxygen soil where slow flowing water allows fine sediments to accumulate and the local fauna has adapted well to its vibrant physico-chemical factors.

West Bengal·wildlife · forest

Sundarban is the natural habitat of the world's spotted Deer. Deer is very common in the Sundarbans. It is one of the most beautiful dear in the world. They like to live in flock. In a flock there are 10-25 deer live together.

West Bengal·village

The culinary experience at backpackers' Eco-Village in the Sundarbans. The challenges faced by the people of the Sundarban Islands are providing themselves with clean sweet drinking water.

West Bengal

West Bengal·forest · wildlife

Fish feeding adaptation by Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta (Cercopithecidae) in the Sundarban mangrove swamps, India - The natural diet of M.

West Bengal·forest · wildlife

A view showing the deep rooted roots of mangrove tree forming the complex stilt roots in the mud. The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.

West Bengal·forest · boats

Locals traveling by boats in droves at Gosaba island, Sundarbans, West Bengal, India. Gosaba is a village in the Canning subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·wildlife · forest

Sundarban is the natural habitat for a variety of bird and animal species which includes the Red Junglefowl, the prongenitor of all domestic poultry and fowl.

West Bengal·coastline · aerial

Flying over the Bakkhali Beach along with the Bay of Bengal. Aerial view of farm fields, colourful houses located on the shore of Bakkhali Beach. Bakkhali is located on one of the many deltaic islands spread across southern Bengal.

West Bengal·birds · forest

A beautiful blue kingfisher bird spotted in the mangrove forest of Sundarbans. The White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in…

West Bengal·river

The reptile inhabits coastal brackish mangroves and river deltas of Sundarbans. Often, the crocodiles are seen in the mudflats while basking in the sun.

West Bengal

Fiddler crabs have interesting behavior patterns. Males are territorial and will fight over burrows. Their combat has a forceful component of pushes, grips or flings, and a ritualized component of claw rubs, aggressive stances and lunges.

West Bengal·boats · river

Fisherwoman carries a bucket and fishing nets to the shores of Sunderbans joining her co-workers on a boat to catch prawns. Women of Satjelia village catch prawns and men catch fish in the Sundarbans.

West Bengal·village · wildlife

Sustainable energy technologies such as solar cells and panels are frequently used as a source of energy in the Sunderbans region of West Bengal, especially around Frasergunj and Bakkhali.

West Bengal·wildlife · forest

Sundarban is the natural habitat of the world's spotted Deer. Deer is very common in the Sundarbans. It is one of the most beautiful dear in the world. They like to live in flock. In a flock there are 10-25 deer live together.

West Bengal

The Sundarbans is a biodiversity hotspot covering an area of about 10,000 km². It is the home of many rare, endangered and critically endangered species.