Sundarbans National Park

To protect, propagate or develop wild life therein or the environment. This is part of the famous Sunderbans - the largest delta in the world formed by the convergence of two mighty Himalayan rivers the Ganga and the Brahmaputra both of which flow into the Bay of Bengal. This delta consists of 10,200 sq km of mangrove forests spread over India (4,200 sq km) and Bangladesh (6,000sq km) forests areas.

Species of Concern: estuarine crocodile, sandpipers, spoonbills, whimberels, stilts, thick knees, curlew, green shanks, white bellied sea eagle, osprey, Brahminy kite, Shikra, Crested serpent eagle, cormorants, green pigeon, seagulls, egrets, sunbirds, cuckoos, ducks, geese, storks, Lesser Adjutant stork, kingfisher, mud skipper fish, Ganges shark, white spotted shovel nosed guitar fish, Pondicherry shark, Indian dog shark, Bull shark, hammerhead shark, black tip shark, pale edged sting ray, black edged sting ray, hilsa, bhetki, pomphret, parshey, gurjali, topshey, tiger prawn fiddler crab, ghost crab, horse shoe crab

Restrictions

1. No person shall destroy, exploit or remove any Wild Life including forest produce from a National Park or destroy or damage or divert the habitat of any wild animal by any act whatsoever or divert, stop or enhance the flow of water into or outside the National Park, except under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Chief Wild Life Warden.
2. No person shall tease or molest any wild animal or litter the grounds of sanctuary.
3. No person shall enter a sanctuary with any weapon except with the previous permission in writing of the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer.
4. No person shall use chemicals, explosives or any other substances which may cause injury to, or endanger, any wild life in such sanctuary.