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Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary

Index Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary

Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected forest in Bangladesh, extends over an area of 31,227 ha. [1]

62 relations: Acanthus ilicifolius, Aglaia cucullata, Amphibian, Anseriformes, Baleshwari River, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal, Bengal tiger, Bird of prey, Black-headed ibis, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Buffy fish owl, Ceriops decandra, Chital, Crustacean, Cyclone Sidr, Derris trifoliata, Essel Group, Excoecaria agallocha, Fiddler crab, Fishing cat, Ganges Delta, Great stone-curlew, Greater spotted eagle, Heritiera fomes, Jungle cat, Kingfisher, Leopard cat, Lesser adjutant, Lobster, Mangrove, Mangrove pitta, Masked finfoot, Monsoon, Mugger crocodile, Nypa fruticans, Otter, Phoenix paludosa, Prawn, Predation, Primate, Relative humidity, Rhesus macaque, Rhizophoraceae, Salinity, Saltwater crocodile, Sangu Matamuhari, Sarcolobus globosus, Scylla (crustacean), Shrimp, ..., Smooth-coated otter, South Asian river dolphin, Streak-breasted woodpecker, Sundarbans, Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary, Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary, Tiger attack, Tropical cyclone, Tsunami, White-rumped vulture, Wild boar, 2014 Sundarbans oil spill. Expand index (12 more) »

Acanthus ilicifolius

Acanthus ilicifolius, commonly known as holly-leaved acanthus, sea holly, and holy mangrove is a species of shrubs or herbs, of the plant family Acanthaceae, native to Australia, Australasia, and Southeast Asia.

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Aglaia cucullata

Aglaia cucullata (also called Pacific Maple) is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family.

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Amphibian

Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia.

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Anseriformes

Anseriformes is an order of birds that comprise about 180 living species in three families: Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.

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Baleshwari River

The Baleshwari River is located in Bangladesh, forming part of the eastern border of Bagerhat District and the western border of Barguna District.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ, lit. "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ), is a country in South Asia.

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Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গোপসাগর) is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and north by India and Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India).

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Bengal tiger

The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies in Asia, and was estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals by 2011.

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Bird of prey

A bird of prey, predatory bird, or raptor is any of several species of bird that hunts and feeds on rodents and other animals.

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Black-headed ibis

The black-headed ibis or Oriental white ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia from northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka east up to Japan.

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Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Bruguiera gymnorhiza (black mangrove, Swart-wortelboom, Isikhangati, Isihlobane) is a small tree up to 10 m high that belongs to the family Rhizophoraceae.

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Buffy fish owl

The buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu), also known as the Malay fish owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

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Ceriops decandra

Ceriops decandra is a mangrove plant of tropical Asia in the family Rhizophoraceae.

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Chital

The chital or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as spotted deer or axis deer, is a species of deer that is native in the Indian subcontinent.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans (Crustacea) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles.

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Cyclone Sidr

Cyclone Sidr (JTWC designation: 06B, also known as Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was a tropical cyclone that resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in Bangladesh.

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Derris trifoliata

Derris trifoliata is a plant species in the genus Derris.

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Essel Group

Essel Group is an Indian conglomerate company presently headed by Dr.

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Excoecaria agallocha

Excoecaria agallocha, a mangrove species, belongs to the genus Excoecaria of the family Euphorbiaceae.

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Fiddler crab

A fiddler crab, sometimes known as a calling crab, may be any of approximately 100 species of semi-terrestrial marine crabs which make up the genus Uca.

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Fishing cat

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia.

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Ganges Delta

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (also known as the Brahmaputra Delta, the Sunderbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta in the Bengal region of the South Asia, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Great stone-curlew

The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh into South-east Asia.

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Greater spotted eagle

The greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga), occasionally just called the spotted eagle, is a large bird of prey.

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Heritiera fomes

Heritiera fomes is a species of mangrove tree in the family Malvaceae.

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Jungle cat

The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and southern China.

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Kingfisher

Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes.

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Leopard cat

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast and East Asia.

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Lesser adjutant

The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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Lobster

Lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans.

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Mangrove

A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water.

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Mangrove pitta

The mangrove pitta (Pitta megarhyncha) is a species of passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to the eastern Indian Subcontinent and western Southeast Asia.

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Masked finfoot

The masked finfoot or Asian finfoot (Heliopais personatus) is an aquatic bird from the fresh and brackish wetlands of the eastern Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Monsoon

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.

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Mugger crocodile

The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris.

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Nypa fruticans

Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa) or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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Otter

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae.

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Phoenix paludosa

Phoenix paludosa (paludosa, Latin, swampy), also called Mangrove Date Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, indigenous to coastal regions of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Sumatra, Vietnam and peninsular Malaysia.

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Prawn

Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (i.e. a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Primate

A primate is a mammal of the order Primates (Latin: "prime, first rank").

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Relative humidity

Relative humidity (RH) is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor to the equilibrium vapor pressure of water at a given temperature.

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Rhesus macaque

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.

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Rhizophoraceae

The Rhizophoraceae are a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants.

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Salinity

Salinity is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water (see also soil salinity).

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Saltwater crocodile

The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), also known as the estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile or informally as saltie, is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest riparian predator in the world.

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Sangu Matamuhari

Sangu Matamuhari or Sangu Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary—IUCN category II (habitat/species management area)—situated in Bandarban District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.

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Sarcolobus globosus

Sarcolobus globosus is a twining shrub native to tropical regions of Asia including India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar-Burma, the Philippines and Indonesia.

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Scylla (crustacean)

Scylla is a genus of swimming crabs, comprising four species, of which S. serrata is the most widespread.

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Shrimp

The term shrimp is used to refer to some decapod crustaceans, although the exact animals covered can vary.

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Smooth-coated otter

The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is a species of otter, the only extant representative of the genus Lutrogale.

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South Asian river dolphin

The South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an endangered freshwater or river dolphin found in the Indian subcontinent which is split into two subspecies, the Ganges river dolphin (P. g. gangetica)(~3,500 individuals) and the Indus river dolphin (P. g. minor)(~1,500 individuals).

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Streak-breasted woodpecker

The streak-breasted woodpecker (Picus viridanus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

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Sundarbans

The Sundarbans is a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal and considered one of the natural wonders of the world.

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Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary

Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary is a reserve forest in Bangladesh that extends over an area of 36,970 hectares of mangrove forest.

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Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary

Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and animal sanctuary in Bangladesh.

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Tiger attack

Tiger attacks are an extreme form of human–wildlife conflict which occur for various reasons and have claimed more human lives than attacks by any of the other big cats.

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Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

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Tsunami

A tsunami (from 津波, "harbour wave"; English pronunciation) or tidal wave, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

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White-rumped vulture

The White-Rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia.

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Wild boar

The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine,Heptner, V. G.; Nasimovich, A. A.; Bannikov, A. G.; Hoffman, R. S. (1988), Volume I, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation, pp.

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2014 Sundarbans oil spill

The 2014 Sundarbans oil spill was an oil spill that occurred on 9 December 2014 at the Shela River in Sundarbans, Bangladesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans_East_Wildlife_Sanctuary

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