27 Oct,2023
The Sundarbans are a region spanning Bangladesh and India that got its name from the Sundari Mangrove plants.
With first Tiger Reserve Initiative, it has 488 species of flora, and wet deciduous forest covering 73% of the area, 50 species of animals, 580 kinds of birds, and 25 reptiles.
These modest mountain formations on the Shillong plateau, which are aptly dubbed the "Scotland of the East," are home to Khasi people.
One of Kanha's most notable accomplishments was saving the Swamp Deer, or Barasingha, from extinction and establishing it as the national park's emblem.
The forest, which has 200 different bird species, 4400 waterways, and 50 islands, served as a buffer zone to keep the inland areas safe from the 2004 tsunami.
From 20 lions in 1913, the population has risen to 523 in 2015 along with 300 leopards in this dense forest.
The Nilgiris are home to 3500 kinds of blooming plants and include seasonal rainforest, tropical montane forest, and wet deciduous woodland towards the plains at the eastern end.
Nothing may be carried outside of the forest, which is its most significant and distinctive rule. Interior monoliths portray the custom of animal sacrifice prevalent.
With 1400 animal and 1000 plant species, a vast bamboo forest, and evergreen rainforests, Namdapha is a rich and diversified biodiverse hotspot located in the Eastern Himalayas.
The Ho people live in an 820 km³ forest that is rich in minerals, iron ore, sal trees, and other wild species like leopards.