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AS ONE OF THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF NATURE |
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Sundarban : Oopportunity to be part of history and the future!
Sundarban reserved forest is the largest natural mangrove forest of the world. Total Sundarban covers an area of nearly 10000sq.km including the Indian (west Bengal ) part. Sundarban Bangladesh portions covers 6017 sq.km. It is situated towards south of Khulna , Bagerhat and Satkhira districts along the Bay of Bengal . Two third of Sundarban is mangrove forest and the rest is water. The entire Sundarban has been included as a RAMSAR site for wetland and 1397 sq.km area of 3 wildlife sanctuaries has been declared as World Heritage Site in 1997. |
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Sundarban is one of the 28 official finalists for the New7Wonders of Nature, A campaign which will see people worldwide vote to nominate the seven most remarkable, beautiful or extra-ordinary natural locations and features on our planet. In 2011, New7Wonders of Nature will be elected and announced to the world. Vote now and help bring Sundarban into the final seven. This is your
Sundri ( Heriteira fomes ) is the dominant plant species of the Sundarban. Perhaps this is the reason for naming the forest as Sundarban'. On the other hand people presumed that from word Samundar (means Sea), first Samundarban and then the name Sundarban came into existence.
The forest floor rises 0.9 m to 2.11 m above mean sea level. The entire forest is inundated twice a day with the high tide.
Water is saline. Salinity varies seasonally. During monsoon salinity decreases for heavy downpour in the upstream. Western Sundarban is more saline than that of eastern. That's why eastern region is rich in Sundri trees and the other hand Goran ( Ceriops decandra ) dominates the western region. Rich biodiversity associated with high and low tides has made an unique ecosystem here in Sundarban which is very rare.
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Why You Should Vote for Sundarban |
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Rich In Biodiversity
• The forest contains 334 Plant species, 165 algae and 13 orchids
• Among the plants Sundri ( Heritiera fomes ), Keora ( Sonneratia apetala ), baen ( Avicennia officinalis ), Passur ( Xylocarpus mekongensis ), Goran ( Ceriops decandra ), Golpata ( Nypa fruiticans ) are important. |
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• There are 315 species of birds, 49 species of mammals, 35 species amphibian and 291 species fishes.
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Sundarban is the habitat of world famous Royal Bengal Tiger. There exist 350- 540 tigers (Barlow 2009).
Among the mammals the beautiful spotted deer are abundant in this forest. Monkey, wild boar, wild cats are available there.
Estuarine crocodile is the most imporatnt reptile found in sundarban. Others are lizards and snakes. |
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Birds
Kingfisher, Sea-gull, Eagle, different types of duck and stork, wild crow are important. Six kingfisher species among seven found in the country are available in Sundarban. Endangered Lesser Adjutant and Masked Finfoot are found here.
Fisheries
The largest fishing ground in the bay of Bengal is close to the Sundarban. Out of 291 fish species 120 are regularly caught by fishermen from the Sundarban water. Besides these there area 24 species of shrimps found in the Sundarban. Fishing is prohibited in the wildlife sanctuaries.
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Cetacians
Waterways of mangrove forest encompass the farthest downstream range of the endangered Ganges river dolphin or Shushuk. Sundarban is also the upstream range of Irrawaddy ' dolphins. Indo pacific bottlenose dolphin, indo pacific humpback, spinner dolphin, pantropical spotted dolphin and finless porpoises are found near coast belt of Sundarban. Whales usually live deep water but sometimes Bryde's whale is seen in the Sundarban rivers. |
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Socio-economic importance
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Nearly 350 thousand people involved in livelihood activities like fishing, collection of honey & wax, golpata ( Nypa fruiticans ) leaves, goran ( Ceriops decandra ) stems. More than 40 thousand boats enter the forest only for fishing. During last five years Sundarban provided us 35891 cubic meters of Gewa wood,92145 tones of Nypa leaves, 36000 tone of fishes and 734 tone of honey. Average yearly revenue from Sundarban is nearly 50 million taka |
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Fishermen are preparing dry fishes in Dubla island. They remain busy during winter and dry season. A lion share of total dry fish production comes from Dubla island. |
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Sundarban produces timber for boat making, goran stem for fuel wood and golpata leaves for thatching |
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Rash Fair
Every year during full moon of October-November thousands of pilgrims gather at Alor kul' island of Sundarban to have a holy shower in the river and to attend a fair. This occasion is locally known as Rash Mela'. This has become a festival like event for pilgrims and fishermen.
Disaster Intensity Minimization
Sundarban forest act to reduce the intensity of cyclone and tidal surges. Thus it minimizes casualties and asset loss. Sundarban played such performances in Cyclone Sidr' and Aila'. |
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Tourism in Sundarban
Rich bio-diversity and natural beauty of Sundarban attract tourists. More than 100 thousand tourists visit Sundarban each year. Tourists enjoy the beauty by riding or residing in the boat. Tourist attraction places are: Karamjol, Harbaria, Supati, Kotka, Kochikhali, Dublar char, Mandarbaria, Nilkamal |
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World heritage plaque |
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| Sunrise , sunset, forest, wildlife, sea, rivers, canals and livelihood of Sundarban attracts tourist from home and abroad. |
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Olive Ridley sea turtle is endangered globally but common in Sunadarban |
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HOW TO VOTE |
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| Vote by Telephone! |
Vote Online! |
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Vote using the 24-hour international hotline: Dial +447589001290
- At the end of the message please enter the Sundarban nominee code 7724 .
- If you vote successfully hear a "Thank You" message.
- National Premium SMS Voting Line is on.
Type SB and send to 16333.
From Any Mobile,As many time as you want.
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Go to http://www.new7wonders.com/en/
- Click on the Vote Now Icon
- Choose your 7 wonders by clicking next to the photos of your choice
- Click on continue to Step 2
- Fill your personal information and click the box that states you agree with all terms and conditions
- Click on submit your vote
- You will receive an email from info@vote7.com
- Click on the link in the email to confirm your vote.
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Note: Only one vote is allowed per email address. |
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