Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. This forest is full of natural beauty. One can get such peace of mind in these surroundings. It is also called Asian Amazon by some people. Royal Bengal Tiger is the most incredible animal you may see here. The area of the forest Sundarban is 10 thousand km square and is expanded by the Khulna division (6,017km square) in West Bengal the area is about 4,260 km square. Sundri and Gewa are the most available tree species in Sundarbans. The forest is also named after the name of sundry trees. This forest provides residency to 453 wildlife, together with 35 reptiles, 120 fish, 290 birds, eight amphibian species, and 42 mammals. This forest is renowned for its self-sufficient Royal Bengal Tiger and Chital deers, crocodiles, and snakes as well. Consequent to an observation Sundarban provides residency to almost 500 tigers and 30,000 Chital Deers. It was considered a Ramsar site on 21st May 1992.
History of Sundarban
To know the history of Sundarbans, one must go back to 200-300AD. In the Baghmara forest block, A ruin of a city constructed by Chand Sadagar has been found. The forests of the Sundarban were leased by the kings of the Mughal Period. From the advancing armies of Akber, many criminals took refuge in the Sundarban. Many of them were attacked by the tigers. A vast portion of the forest was proclaimed as reserved forests in 1875 under the forest ACT, 1865.
Ecological Succession
Ecological succession is usually defined as the successive profession of a site by various plant communities. The outer community along the sequence represents the pioneer community In accreting mudflats, which is slowly replaced by the following community and represents the seral stages and finally by a climax community typical of the climatic zone.
