CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>List of protected areas of West Bengal - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"9dc74aa8-11b6-48c1-b433-56019ac27618","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal","wgTitle":"List of protected areas of West Bengal","wgCurRevisionId":1224233987,"wgRevisionId":1224233987,"wgArticleId":9052487,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Commons category link is locally defined","Protected areas of West Bengal","Lists of protected areas of India","Lists of tourist attractions in West Bengal"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal","wgRelevantArticleId":9052487, "wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q25587668","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"], "GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin", "mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="List of protected areas of West Bengal - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal rootpage-List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=List+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=List+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=List+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=List+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Sanctuaries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Sanctuaries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Sanctuaries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fauna" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fauna"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Fauna</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fauna-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Flora[7]" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Flora[7]"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Flora<sup><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></sup></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Flora[7]-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">List of protected areas of West Bengal</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 1 language" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-1" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">1 language</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="পশ্চিমবঙ্গের সংরক্ষিত অঞ্চলসমূহের তালিকা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="পশ্চিমবঙ্গের সংরক্ষিত অঞ্চলসমূহের তালিকা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q25587668#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&oldid=1224233987" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&id=1224233987&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q25587668" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p><b>Protected areas of West Bengal</b> cover 4% of the state area.<sup id="cite_ref-flora2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flora2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forests make up 14% of the geographical area of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, which is lower than the national average of 33%.<sup id="cite_ref-flora1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flora1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hdrchap9_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hdrchap9-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> West Bengal has a wide variety of fauna, including <a href="/wiki/Bengal_tiger" title="Bengal tiger">Bengal tigers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_leopard" title="Indian leopard">Indian leopards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sloth_bear" title="Sloth bear">sloth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_black_bear" title="Himalayan black bear">Himalayan black bears</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chital" title="Chital">chital</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sambar_(deer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sambar (deer)">sambar (deer)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_boar" title="Indian boar">Indian boars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pygmy_hog" title="Pygmy hog">pygmy hogs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_elephant" title="Indian elephant">Indian elephants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_peafowl" title="Indian peafowl">Indian peafowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Great_Indian_hornbill" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Indian hornbill">great Indian hornbills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_spoonbill" title="Eurasian spoonbill">Eurasian spoonbills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brahminy_duck" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahminy duck">brahminy ducks</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_cobra" title="King cobra">king</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_cobra" title="Indian cobra">Indian cobras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trimeresurus_albolabris" title="Trimeresurus albolabris">white-lipped pit viper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_python" title="Indian python">Indian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reticulated_python" title="Reticulated python">reticulated pythons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mugger_crocodile" title="Mugger crocodile">mugger crocodiles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile" title="Saltwater crocodile">saltwater crocodiles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gharial" title="Gharial">gharials</a>, and many more. A huge montane forest, <a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a>, is situated in the Northern West Bengal districts of <a href="/wiki/Alipur_Duar" class="mw-redirect" title="Alipur Duar">Alipur Duar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling" title="Darjeeling">Darjeeling</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a>. Part of the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Mangrove_forest" title="Mangrove forest">mangrove forest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sundarban" class="mw-redirect" title="Sundarban">Sundarbans</a>, is located in southern West Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-mangrove_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mangrove-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are 6 <a href="/wiki/National_parks" class="mw-redirect" title="National parks">national parks</a> and 15 <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_sanctuaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Wildlife sanctuaries">wildlife sanctuaries</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-natparks_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natparks-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Sanctuaries">National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballabhpur_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary">Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethuadahari_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary">Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibhutibhushan_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary">Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buxa_Tiger_Reserve" title="Buxa Tiger Reserve">Buxa Tiger Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapramari_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary">Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilapata_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Chilapata Forest">Chilapata Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chintamoni_Kar_Bird_Sanctuary" title="Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary">Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorumara_National_Park" title="Gorumara National Park">Gorumara National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haliday_Island_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary">Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaldapara_National_Park" title="Jaldapara National Park">Jaldapara National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jore_Pokhri_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary">Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lothian_Island_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary">Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahananda_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary">Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neora_Valley_National_Park" title="Neora Valley National Park">Neora Valley National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendrapur_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary">Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pakhi_Bitan_Wildlife_Sanctuary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pakhi Bitan Wildlife Sanctuary (page does not exist)">Pakhi Bitan Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiganj_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary">Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramnabagan_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary">Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasikbil" title="Rasikbil">Rasikbil</a> Bird Sanctuary</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajnekhali_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary">Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senchal_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary">Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singalila_National_Park" title="Singalila National Park">Singalila National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans_National_Park" title="Sundarbans National Park">Sundarbans National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayurjharna_Elephant_Reserve" title="Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve">Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fauna">Fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of endangered animals live in the forests of the <a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a> (a <a href="/wiki/Montane_forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Montane forest">montane forest</a> of Northern West Bengal), like <a href="/wiki/Bengal_tiger" title="Bengal tiger">Bengal tiger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_rhinoceros" title="Indian rhinoceros">Indian rhinoceros</a>. Other animals are <a href="/wiki/Indian_elephant" title="Indian elephant">Indian elephant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chital" title="Chital">chital</a> (spotted or axis deer), <a href="/wiki/Sambar_(deer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sambar (deer)">sambar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_muntjac" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian muntjac">Indian muntjac</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-bellied_musk_deer" title="White-bellied musk deer">White-bellied musk deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_hog_deer" title="Indian hog deer">Indian hog deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_pangolin" title="Indian pangolin">Indian pangolin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chinese_pangolin" title="Chinese pangolin">Chinese pangolin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masked_palm_civet" title="Masked palm civet">masked palm civet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malabar_giant_squirrel" class="mw-redirect" title="Malabar giant squirrel">Malabar giant squirrel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_porcupine" class="mw-redirect" title="Himalayan porcupine">Himalayan porcupine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clouded_leopard" title="Clouded leopard">clouded leopard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_leopard" title="Indian leopard">Indian leopard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gaur" title="Gaur">gaur</a>. Some birds are <a href="/wiki/Indian_peacock" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian peacock">Indian peacock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalij_pheasant" title="Kalij pheasant">kalij pheasant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blood_pheasant" title="Blood pheasant">blood pheasant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellow-footed_green_pigeon" title="Yellow-footed green pigeon">yellow-footed green pigeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chestnut-breasted_partridge" title="Chestnut-breasted partridge">chestnut-breasted partridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scarlet_minivet" title="Scarlet minivet">scarlet minivet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satyr_tragopan" title="Satyr tragopan">satyr tragopan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fire-tailed_myzornis" title="Fire-tailed myzornis">fire-tailed myzornis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufous-throated_partridge" title="Rufous-throated partridge">rufous-throated partridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_woodpecker" title="Darjeeling woodpecker">Darjeeling woodpecker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bay_woodpecker" title="Bay woodpecker">Bay woodpecker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bengal_florican" title="Bengal florican">Bengal florican</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_junglefowl" title="Red junglefowl">red junglefowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red-throated_thrush" title="Red-throated thrush">dark-throated thrush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufous-gorgeted_flycatcher" title="Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher">rufous-gorgeted flycatcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-gorgeted_flycatcher" title="White-gorgeted flycatcher">white-gorgeted flycatcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-browed_bush_robin" title="White-browed bush robin">white-browed bush robin</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-tailed_robin" title="White-tailed robin">white-tailed robin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellow-browed_tit" title="Yellow-browed tit">yellow-browed tit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Striated_bulbul" title="Striated bulbul">striated bulbul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chestnut-headed_tesia" title="Chestnut-headed tesia">chestnut-headed tesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chestnut-crowned_warbler" title="Chestnut-crowned warbler">chestnut-crowned warbler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-faced_warbler" title="Black-faced warbler">black-faced warbler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-faced_laughingthrush" title="Black-faced laughingthrush">black-faced laughingthrush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chestnut-crowned_laughingthrush" title="Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush">chestnut-crowned laughingthrush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Streak-breasted_scimitar_babbler" title="Streak-breasted scimitar babbler">streak-breasted scimitar babbler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scaly-breasted_cupwing" title="Scaly-breasted cupwing">scaly-breasted cupwing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pygmy_cupwing" title="Pygmy cupwing">pygmy cupwing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufous-fronted_babbler" title="Rufous-fronted babbler">rufous-fronted babbler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-headed_shrike_babbler" class="mw-redirect" title="Black-headed shrike babbler">black-headed shrike babbler</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-browed_shrike-babbler" title="White-browed shrike-babbler">white-browed shrike-babbler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rusty-fronted_barwing" title="Rusty-fronted barwing">rusty-fronted barwing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufous-winged_fulvetta" title="Rufous-winged fulvetta">rufous-winged fulvetta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brown_parrotbill" title="Brown parrotbill">brown parrotbill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fire-breasted_flowerpecker" title="Fire-breasted flowerpecker">fire-breasted flowerpecker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fire-tailed_sunbird" title="Fire-tailed sunbird">fire-tailed sunbird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maroon-backed_accentor" title="Maroon-backed accentor">maroon-backed accentor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dark-breasted_rosefinch" title="Dark-breasted rosefinch">dark-breasted rosefinch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red-headed_bullfinch" title="Red-headed bullfinch">red-headed bullfinch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gold-naped_finch" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold-naped finch">gold-naped finch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden-throated_barbet" title="Golden-throated barbet">golden-throated barbet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hodgson%27s_hawk_cuckoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Hodgson's hawk cuckoo">Hodgson's hawk cuckoo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lesser_cuckoo" title="Lesser cuckoo">lesser cuckoo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brown_wood_owl" title="Brown wood owl">brown wood owl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashy_wood_pigeon" title="Ashy wood pigeon">ashy wood pigeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mountain_imperial_pigeon" title="Mountain imperial pigeon">mountain imperial pigeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerdon%27s_baza" title="Jerdon's baza">Jerdon's baza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rose-ringed_parakeet" title="Rose-ringed parakeet">rose-ringed parakeet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufous-necked_hornbill" title="Rufous-necked hornbill">Rufous-necked hornbill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oriental_pied_hornbill" title="Oriental pied hornbill">Oriental pied hornbill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finn%27s_weaver" title="Finn's weaver">Finn's weaver</a> (Finn's baya), <a href="/wiki/Sunbird" title="Sunbird">sunbird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spangled_drongo" title="Spangled drongo">spangled drongo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_paradise_flycatcher" title="Indian paradise flycatcher">Indian paradise flycatcher</a> (Himalayan subspecies), and <a href="/wiki/Great_Indian_hornbill" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Indian hornbill">great Indian hornbill</a>. Reptiles include the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_monitor" title="Bengal monitor">Bengal monitor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Python" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Python">Indian Python</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_cobra" title="Indian cobra">Indian cobra</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_cobra" title="King cobra">king cobra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trimeresurus_albolabris" title="Trimeresurus albolabris">white-lipped pit viper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_krait" title="Common krait">common krait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brahminy_blind_snake" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahminy blind snake">brahminy blind snake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ahaetulla_nasuta" title="Ahaetulla nasuta">common vine snake</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reticulated_python" title="Reticulated python">reticulated python</a>. Lesser cat species include <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">fishing cat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jungle_cat" title="Jungle cat">jungle cat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_golden_cat" title="Asian golden cat">Asian golden cat</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Leopard_cat" title="Leopard cat">leopard cat</a>. Bear species like <a href="/wiki/Sloth_bear" title="Sloth bear">sloth bear</a> and <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_black_bear" title="Himalayan black bear">Himalayan black bear</a> live up north. The <a href="/wiki/Red_panda" title="Red panda">red panda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhesus_macaque" title="Rhesus macaque">rhesus macaque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assam_macaque" title="Assam macaque">Assam macaque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarai_grey_langur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarai grey langur">Tarai grey langur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_plains_gray_langur" title="Northern plains gray langur">Northern plains gray langur</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Binturong" title="Binturong">binturong</a> are some arboreal creatures, and swine include <a href="/wiki/Pygmy_hog" title="Pygmy hog">pygmy hog</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_boar" title="Indian boar">Indian boar</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bengal_fox" title="Bengal fox">Bengal fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_jackal" title="Indian jackal">Indian jackal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_wolf" title="Indian wolf">Indian wolf</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Spotted_linsang" title="Spotted linsang">spotted linsang</a> are some of the predators besides tigers. The <a href="/wiki/Hispid_hare" title="Hispid hare">hispid hare</a> is a very rare species which is found here. <a href="/wiki/Leopard_cat" title="Leopard cat">Leopard cat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asian_golden_cat" title="Asian golden cat">Asian golden cat</a> have been recorded. Up north, <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_tahr" title="Himalayan tahr">Himalayan tahr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan_takin" title="Bhutan takin">Bhutan takin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_goral" title="Himalayan goral">Himalayan goral</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_serow" title="Himalayan serow">Himalayan serow</a> are found. </p><p>In rivers, <a href="/wiki/Mugger_crocodiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Mugger crocodiles">mugger crocodiles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gharial" title="Gharial">gharial</a> have been seen. In lakes, <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_spoonbill" title="Eurasian spoonbill">Eurasian spoonbill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brahminy_duck" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahminy duck">brahminy duck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_pintail" title="Northern pintail">Northern pintail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swan_goose" title="Swan goose">swan goose</a>, storks, such as <a href="/wiki/Painted_stork" title="Painted stork">painted stork</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_openbill" title="Asian openbill">Asian openbill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lesser_adjutant" title="Lesser adjutant">lesser adjutant</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Black_stork" title="Black stork">black stork</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-crowned_night_heron" title="Black-crowned night heron">black-crowned night heron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-necked_crane" title="Black-necked crane">black-necked crane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_merganser" title="Common merganser">common merganser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_teal" title="Eurasian teal">Eurasian teal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_cormorant" title="Indian cormorant">Indian cormorant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red-naped_ibis" title="Red-naped ibis">Red-naped ibis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_kingfisher" title="Common kingfisher">common kingfisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">white-throated kingfisher</a>, and predatory birds like <a href="/wiki/Indian_vulture" title="Indian vulture">Indian vulture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Griffon_vulture" class="mw-redirect" title="Griffon vulture">griffon vulture</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-backed_vulture" title="White-backed vulture">white-backed vulture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crested_eagle" title="Crested eagle">crested eagle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_eagle" title="Black eagle">black eagle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mountain_hawk_eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain hawk eagle">mountain hawk eagle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pallas%27s_fish_eagle" title="Pallas's fish eagle">Pallas's fish eagle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shikra" title="Shikra">shikra</a> have been discovered. </p><p>The Buxa Tiger Reserve is famous for butterflies, like <a href="/wiki/Indian_cabbage_white" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian cabbage white">Indian cabbage white</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bamboo_treebrown" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamboo treebrown">bamboo treebrown</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Five-bar_swordtail" class="mw-redirect" title="Five-bar swordtail">five-bar swordtail</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Jore_Pokhri_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary">Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary</a> is the last refuge for <a href="/wiki/Tylototriton_verrucosus" title="Tylototriton verrucosus">Himalayan salamander</a> (or newt). Pokhari Lake supports species of <a href="/wiki/Catfish" title="Catfish">catfish</a>. There have been recent sightings of the <a href="/wiki/Ussuri_dhole" title="Ussuri dhole">Ussuri dhole</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jaldapara_National_Park" title="Jaldapara National Park">Jaldapara National Park</a> of Dooars as well. Sightings of <a href="/wiki/Black_panther" title="Black panther">black panther</a> in the forests of Dooars are not uncommon. <a href="/wiki/Jaldapara_National_Park" title="Jaldapara National Park">Jaldapara National Park</a> has the largest Indian rhinoceros population in the world after Kaziranga National Park. The <a href="/wiki/East_Kolkata_Wetlands" title="East Kolkata Wetlands">East Kolkata Wetlands</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> is home to the <a href="/wiki/Small_Indian_mongoose" title="Small Indian mongoose">small Indian mongoose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_palm_civet" title="Asian palm civet">Asian palm civet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Small_Indian_civet" title="Small Indian civet">small Indian civet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lesser_whistling_duck" title="Lesser whistling duck">lesser whistling duck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purple_heron" title="Purple heron">purple heron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grey_heron" title="Grey heron">grey heron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Great_egret" title="Great egret">great egret</a>, <a href="/wiki/Little_egret" title="Little egret">little egret</a>, and many more waterfowl and waders. </p><p>The Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary is home to <a href="/wiki/Smooth-coated_otter" title="Smooth-coated otter">smooth-coated otter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_water_monitor" title="Asian water monitor">Asian water monitor</a>, and many birds like <a href="/wiki/Little_heron" class="mw-redirect" title="Little heron">little heron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Green_imperial_pigeon" title="Green imperial pigeon">green imperial pigeon</a> [1]. In addition to the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_tiger" title="Bengal tiger">Bengal tiger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">fishing cat</a> (the state animal of West Bengal), the Sundarbans host many other endangered species like the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_river_dolphin" title="South Asian river dolphin">Ganges river dolphin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_river_terrapin" title="Northern river terrapin">northern river terrapin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile" title="Saltwater crocodile">saltwater crocodile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olive_ridley_turtle" class="mw-redirect" title="Olive ridley turtle">olive ridley turtle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">green sea turtle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawksbill_turtle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawksbill turtle">hawksbill turtle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Barred_mudskipper" title="Barred mudskipper">barred mudskipper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hdrchap10_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hdrchap10-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mangrove forest also acts as a natural fish nursery, supporting <a href="/wiki/Coastal_fish" title="Coastal fish">coastal fishes</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Common_carp" title="Common carp">common carp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rice_paddy_eel" class="mw-redirect" title="Rice paddy eel">rice paddy eel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_rudderfish" title="Pacific rudderfish">butter fish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Largetooth_sawfish" title="Largetooth sawfish">largetooth sawfish</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Electric_ray" title="Electric ray">electric ray</a> along the Bay of Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-hdrchap10_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hdrchap10-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Crabs include <a href="/wiki/Fiddler_crab" title="Fiddler crab">fiddler crab</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_crab" title="King crab">king crab</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hermit_crab" title="Hermit crab">hermit crab</a> [1 & 2]. </p><p>In the rural areas like <a href="/wiki/Midnapore" title="Midnapore">Midnapore</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Smooth-coated_otter" title="Smooth-coated otter">smooth-coated otter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_crested_porcupine" title="Indian crested porcupine">Indian crested porcupine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/White-breasted_waterhen" title="White-breasted waterhen">white-breasted waterhen</a> are common. The <a href="/wiki/Brahman_cattle" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahman cattle">Brahman cattle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Domestic_water_buffalo" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic water buffalo">domestic water buffalo</a> are seen in streets, along with <a href="/wiki/Indian_pariah_dog" title="Indian pariah dog">Indian pariah dogs</a>. <a href="/wiki/Blackbuck" title="Blackbuck">Blackbucks</a> are found near Midnapore as well. </p><p>Beautiful and exotic birds inhabit <a href="/wiki/Chintamoni_Kar_Bird_Sanctuary" title="Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary">Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Brown_fish_owl" title="Brown fish owl">brown fish owl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bronzed_drongo" title="Bronzed drongo">bronzed drongo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_green_bee-eater" title="Asian green bee-eater">Asian green bee-eater</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stork-billed_kingfisher" title="Stork-billed kingfisher">stork-billed kingfisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_emerald_dove" title="Common emerald dove">common emerald dove</a>, and <a href="/wiki/White-throated_fantail" title="White-throated fantail">white-throated fantail</a>, as well as butterflies like <a href="/wiki/Peacock_pansy" class="mw-redirect" title="Peacock pansy">peacock pansy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Striped_tiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Striped tiger">striped tiger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_emigrant" class="mw-redirect" title="Common emigrant">common emigrant</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tarucus" title="Tarucus">tarucus</a>. </p><p>The oxbow lake of <a href="/wiki/Purbasthali" title="Purbasthali">Purbasthali</a> has a bird sanctuary containing various types of waterbirds, including <a href="/wiki/Red-crested_pochard" title="Red-crested pochard">red-crested pochard</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-browed_wagtail" title="White-browed wagtail">white-browed wagtail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bronze-winged_jacana" title="Bronze-winged jacana">bronze-winged jacana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grey-headed_swamphen" title="Grey-headed swamphen">grey-headed swamphen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_coot" class="mw-redirect" title="Common coot">common coot</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Osprey" title="Osprey">osprey</a>. </p><p>The lake in <a href="/wiki/Santragachhi" title="Santragachhi">Santragachhi</a>, called Santragachhi Jheel, is home to migratory birds like <a href="/wiki/Sarus_crane" title="Sarus crane">sarus crane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gadwall" title="Gadwall">gadwall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_shoveller" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern shoveller">northern shoveller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_pintail" title="Northern pintail">northern pintail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garganey" title="Garganey">garganey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotton_pygmy_goose" title="Cotton pygmy goose">cotton pygmy goose</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Knob-billed_duck" title="Knob-billed duck">knob-billed duck</a>. </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_elephant_at_Nagarhole.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image: 200 pixels"><img alt="Image: 200 pixels" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Indian_elephant_at_Nagarhole.jpg/200px-Indian_elephant_at_Nagarhole.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Indian_elephant_at_Nagarhole.jpg/300px-Indian_elephant_at_Nagarhole.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Indian_elephant_at_Nagarhole.jpg/400px-Indian_elephant_at_Nagarhole.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4534" data-file-height="2623" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bengal_tiger_(Panthera_tigris_tigris)_female_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image: 200 pixels"><img alt="Image: 200 pixels" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Bengal_tiger_%28Panthera_tigris_tigris%29_female_3.jpg/200px-Bengal_tiger_%28Panthera_tigris_tigris%29_female_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Bengal_tiger_%28Panthera_tigris_tigris%29_female_3.jpg/300px-Bengal_tiger_%28Panthera_tigris_tigris%29_female_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Bengal_tiger_%28Panthera_tigris_tigris%29_female_3.jpg/400px-Bengal_tiger_%28Panthera_tigris_tigris%29_female_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5100" data-file-height="3400" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_leopard_at_Rasikbil.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image: 200 pixels"><img alt="Image: 200 pixels" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Indian_leopard_at_Rasikbil.jpg/200px-Indian_leopard_at_Rasikbil.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Indian_leopard_at_Rasikbil.jpg/300px-Indian_leopard_at_Rasikbil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Indian_leopard_at_Rasikbil.jpg/400px-Indian_leopard_at_Rasikbil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Peacock.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image: 200 pixels"><img alt="Image: 200 pixels" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Indian_Peacock.jpg/200px-Indian_Peacock.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Indian_Peacock.jpg/300px-Indian_Peacock.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Indian_Peacock.jpg/400px-Indian_Peacock.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image: 200 pixels"><img alt="Image: 200 pixels" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg/200px-Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg/300px-Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg/400px-Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora[7]"><span id="Flora.5B7.5D"></span>Flora<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Flora[7]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From a phytogeographic viewpoint, the southern part of West Bengal can be divided into two regions: the <a href="/wiki/Gangetic_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangetic plain">Gangetic plain</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Littoral" class="mw-redirect" title="Littoral">littoral</a> <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangrove</a> forests of the Sundarbans.<sup id="cite_ref-Mukherji_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mukherji-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The alluvial soil of the Gangetic plain compounded with favorable rainfall make this region especially fertile.<sup id="cite_ref-Mukherji_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mukherji-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Much of the vegetation of the western part of the state shares floristic similarities with the plants of the <a href="/wiki/Chota_Nagpur_Plateau" title="Chota Nagpur Plateau">Chota Nagpur Plateau</a> in the adjoining state of Jharkhand.<sup id="cite_ref-Mukherji_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mukherji-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The predominant commercial tree species is <i>Shorea robusta</i>, commonly known as <a href="/wiki/Sal_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Sal tree">sal</a>. The coastal region of <a href="/wiki/Purba_Medinipur" class="mw-redirect" title="Purba Medinipur">Purba Medinipur</a> exhibits coastal vegetation; the predominant tree is the <i><a href="/wiki/Casuarina" title="Casuarina">Casuarina</a></i>. The most valuable tree from the Sundarbans is the ubiquitous <i>sundri</i> (<i>Heritiera fomes</i>) from which the forest gets its name.<sup id="cite_ref-vegetation_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vegetation-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vegetation in northern West Bengal is dictated by <a href="/wiki/Elevation" title="Elevation">elevation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Precipitation_(meteorology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Precipitation (meteorology)">precipitation</a>. For example, the foothills of the Himalayas, the <i><a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a>,</i> are densely wooded with Sal and other trees of the tropical evergreen type [3].<sup id="cite_ref-India123_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India123-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Above 1,000 m (3,300 ft), the forest type changes to subtropical. In Darjeeling, which is above 1,500 m (4,900 ft), common trees typifying the temperate forest are <a href="/wiki/Oak" title="Oak">oaks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conifer" title="Conifer">conifers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rhododendron" title="Rhododendron">rhododendrons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-India123_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India123-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bamboo" title="Bamboo">Bamboo</a> gardens are common throughout West Bengal, as are trees such as <a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">coconut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palm_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Palm tree">palm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Date_palm" title="Date palm">date</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banyan" title="Banyan">banyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Peepal">peepal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saraca_asoca" title="Saraca asoca">ashok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bombax_ceiba" title="Bombax ceiba">seemul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alstonia_scholaris" title="Alstonia scholaris">devil's tree</a>, and many more. <a href="/wiki/Lotus_flower" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus flower">Lotus flower</a> and <a href="/wiki/Water_hyacinth" class="mw-redirect" title="Water hyacinth">water hyacinth</a> is very common in lakes and ponds. Species of elephant grass create large grasslands near Dooars. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-flora2-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-flora2_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060819094729/http://www.indiainbusiness.nic.in/indian-states/westbengal/General.htm">"West Bengal: General Information"</a>. <i>India in Business</i>. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.indiainbusiness.nic.in/indian-states/westbengal/General.htm">the original</a> on 2006-08-19<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-08-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=India+in+Business&rft.atitle=West+Bengal%3A+General+Information&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiainbusiness.nic.in%2Findian-states%2Fwestbengal%2FGeneral.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flora1-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-flora1_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/flora.html">"Flora and Fauna"</a>. calcuttayellowpages.com (P) Ltd. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060826035509/http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/flora.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2006-08-26<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-08-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Flora+and+Fauna&rft.pub=calcuttayellowpages.com+%28P%29+Ltd&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calcuttayellowpages.com%2Fflora.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hdrchap9-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hdrchap9_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060527075941/http://www.undp.org.in/hdrc/shdr/WB/">"Environmental Issues"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.undp.org.in/hdrc/shdr/WB/"><i>West Bengal Human Development Report 2004</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal. 2004. pp. 180–182. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/81-7955-030-3" title="Special:BookSources/81-7955-030-3"><bdi>81-7955-030-3</bdi></a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.undp.org.in/hdrc/shdr/WB/WB%20HDR%202004/Chap9.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2006-05-27<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-08-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Environmental+Issues&rft.btitle=West+Bengal+Human+Development+Report+2004&rft.pages=180-182&rft.pub=Development+and+Planning+Department%2C+Government+of+West+Bengal&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=81-7955-030-3&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.undp.org.in%2Fhdrc%2Fshdr%2FWB%2FWB%2520HDR%25202004%2FChap9.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mangrove-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mangrove_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFIslam2001" class="citation news cs1">Islam, Sadiq (June 29, 2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070822215926/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/fyi/student.bureau/06/29/sundarbans/index.html">"World's largest mangrove forest under threat"</a>. <i>CNN Student Bureau</i>. Cable News Network. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archives.cnn.com/2001/fyi/student.bureau/06/29/sundarbans/index.html">the original</a> on 2007-08-22<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-10-31</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CNN+Student+Bureau&rft.atitle=World%27s+largest+mangrove+forest+under+threat&rft.date=2001-06-29&rft.aulast=Islam&rft.aufirst=Sadiq&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farchives.cnn.com%2F2001%2Ffyi%2Fstudent.bureau%2F06%2F29%2Fsundarbans%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-natparks-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-natparks_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070202043405/http://www.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm">"West Bengal"</a>. <i>Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India</i>. Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_states_ut.htm">the original</a> on 2007-02-02<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-10-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Directory+of+Wildlife+Protected+Areas+in+India&rft.atitle=West+Bengal&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wii.gov.in%2Fenvis%2Fenvis_pa_network%2Fpage_states_ut.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hdrchap10-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hdrchap10_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hdrchap10_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060527075941/http://www.undp.org.in/hdrc/shdr/WB/">"Problems of Specific Regions"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.undp.org.in/hdrc/shdr/WB/"><i>West Bengal Human Development Report 2004</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal. 2004. pp. 200–203. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/81-7955-030-3" title="Special:BookSources/81-7955-030-3"><bdi>81-7955-030-3</bdi></a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.undp.org.in/hdrc/shdr/WB/WB%20HDR%202004/Chap9.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2006-05-27<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-08-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Problems+of+Specific+Regions&rft.btitle=West+Bengal+Human+Development+Report+2004&rft.pages=200-203&rft.pub=Development+and+Planning+Department%2C+Government+of+West+Bengal&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=81-7955-030-3&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.undp.org.in%2Fhdrc%2Fshdr%2FWB%2FWB%2520HDR%25202004%2FChap9.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Akash Banerjee</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mukherji-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mukherji_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mukherji_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mukherji_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMukherji2000" class="citation book cs1">Mukherji, S.J. (2000). <i>College Botany Vol. III: (chapter on Phytogeography)</i>. Calcutta: New Central Book Agency. pp. 345–365.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=College+Botany+Vol.+III%3A+%28chapter+on+Phytogeography%29&rft.place=Calcutta&rft.pages=345-365&rft.pub=New+Central+Book+Agency&rft.date=2000&rft.aulast=Mukherji&rft.aufirst=S.J.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-vegetation-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-vegetation_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSnedaker" class="citation web cs1">Snedaker, Samuel. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060630190928/http://www.smartoffice.com/Tiger/Snedaker.html">"Notes on the Sundarbans with Emphasis on Geology, Hydrology, and Forestry"</a>. A.K. Townsend. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smartoffice.com/Tiger/Snedaker.html">the original</a> on 2006-06-30<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-11-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Notes+on+the+Sundarbans+with+Emphasis+on+Geology%2C+Hydrology%2C+and+Forestry&rft.pub=A.K.+Townsend&rft.aulast=Snedaker&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smartoffice.com%2FTiger%2FSnedaker.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-India123-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-India123_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-India123_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.webindia123.com/westbengal/land/forest.htm#N">"Natural vegetation"</a>. <i>West Bengal</i>. Suni System (P) Ltd. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060523204956/http://www.webindia123.com/westbengal/land/forest.htm#N">Archived</a> from the original on 2006-05-23<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-10-31</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=West+Bengal&rft.atitle=Natural+vegetation&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webindia123.com%2Fwestbengal%2Fland%2Fforest.htm%23N&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+protected+areas+of+West+Bengal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p>1. Gautam Kumar Das.2015. Estuarine Morphodynamics of the Sunderbans, Springer, Switzerland, 211p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11343-2">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11343-2</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-11343-2">https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-11343-2</a>. </p><p>2. Gautam Kumar Das. 2017. Tidal Sedimentation in the Sunderban’s Thakuran Basin, Springer, Switzerland, 151p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44191-7">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44191-7</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-44191-7">https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-44191-7</a>. </p><p>3. Gautam Kumar Das. 2021. Forests and Forestry of West Bengal – Survey and Analysis, Springer, 231p, <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.springer.com/ISBN">http://www.springer.com/ISBN</a> 978-3-030-80705-4, <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80706-1">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80706-1</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Protected_areas_in_West_Bengal" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Protected areas in West Bengal">Protected areas in West Bengal</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="Template:Protected areas of West Bengal"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="Template talk:Protected areas of West Bengal"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Protected areas of West Bengal"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="Protected areas of West Bengal">Protected areas of</a> <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buxa_Tiger_Reserve" title="Buxa Tiger Reserve">Buxa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorumara_National_Park" title="Gorumara National Park">Gorumara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaldapara_National_Park" title="Jaldapara National Park">Jaldapara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neora_Valley_National_Park" title="Neora Valley National Park">Neora Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singalila_National_Park" title="Singalila National Park">Singalila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans_National_Park" title="Sundarbans National Park">Sundarbans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wildlife sanctuaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballabhpur_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary">Ballabhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethuadahari_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary">Bethuadahari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibhutibhushan_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary">Bibhutibhushan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapramari_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary">Chapramari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haliday_Island_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary">Haliday Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jore_Pokhri_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary">Jore Pokhri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lothian_Island_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary">Lothian Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahananda_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary">Mahananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendrapur_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary">Narendrapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiganj_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary">Raiganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramnabagan_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary">Ramnabagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajnakhali_Wildlife_Sanctuary" class="mw-redirect" title="Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary">Sajnakhali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senchal_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary">Senchal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_India" title="Protected areas of India">Protected areas of India</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_West_Bengal" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:West_Bengal" title="Template:West Bengal"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:West_Bengal" title="Template talk:West Bengal"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:West_Bengal" title="Special:EditPage/Template:West Bengal"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="State_of_West_Bengal" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">State of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_and_union_territory_capitals_in_India" title="List of state and union territory capitals in India">Capital</a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_symbols" title="List of Indian state symbols">State symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_emblems" title="List of Indian state emblems">Emblem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_West_Bengal" title="Emblem of West Bengal">Emblem of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_anthems" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian state anthems">Anthem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Banglar_Mati_Banglar_Jol" title="Banglar Mati Banglar Jol">Banglar Mati Banglar Jol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_animals" title="List of Indian state animals">Animal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">Fishing cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_birds" title="List of Indian state birds">Bird</a>: <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">White-throated kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_flowers" title="List of Indian state flowers">Flower</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis" title="Nyctanthes arbor-tristis">Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_trees" title="List of Indian state trees">Tree</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alstonia_scholaris" title="Alstonia scholaris">Devil's tree (Saptaparni)</a></li> <li>Fish: <a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">Ilish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shashanka" title="Shashanka">Shashanka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallabhum_kingdom" title="Mallabhum kingdom">Mallabhum kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_State" title="Cooch Behar State">Cooch Behar State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sher_Shah_Suri" title="Sher Shah Suri">Sher Shah Suri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal" title="Nawabs of Bengal">Nawabs of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bengal_famine_of_1770" title="Great Bengal famine of 1770">Great Bengal famine of 1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman_Raj" title="Bardhaman Raj">Bardhaman Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Raj" title="Nadia Raj">Nadia Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_Raj" title="Jhargram Raj">Jhargram Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovabazar_Raj" title="Sovabazar Raj">Sovabazar Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_movement_for_Indian_independence" title="Revolutionary movement for Indian independence">Revolutionary movement for Indian independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushilan_Samiti" title="Anushilan Samiti">Anushilan Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jugantar" title="Jugantar">Jugantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" title="Bengal famine of 1943">Bengal famine of 1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noakhali_riots" title="Noakhali riots">Noakhali riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement_(Manbhum)" title="Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)">Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" title="Naxalite–Maoist insurgency">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_West_Bengal" title="Geography of West Bengal">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Basin" title="Bengal Basin">Bengal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region" title="Darjeeling Himalayan hill region">Darjeeling Himalayan hill region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bengal_plains" title="North Bengal plains">North Bengal plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rarh_region" title="Rarh region">Rarh region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vajjabhumi" title="Vajjabhumi">Western plateau and high lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_West_Bengal" title="Climate of West Bengal">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandakphu" title="Sandakphu">Sandakphu (Highest point)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Protected areas of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_West_Bengal" title="Category:Rivers of West Bengal">Rivers of West Bengal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_River" title="Damodar River">Damodar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" title="Brahmaputra River">Brahmaputra River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_River" title="Hooghly River">Hooghly River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khoai" title="Khoai">Khoai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Hill,_Darjeeling" title="Tiger Hill, Darjeeling">Tiger Hill, Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri_Corridor" title="Siliguri Corridor">Siliguri Corridor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Bengal" title="Government of West Bengal">Governance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_West_Bengal" title="List of chief ministers of West Bengal">Chief Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal" title="List of governors of West Bengal">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Human_Rights_Commission" title="West Bengal Human Rights Commission">Human Rights Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_West_Bengal" title="Category:Political parties in West Bengal">Political parties</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trinamool_Congress" title="Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party (Marxist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee">Indian National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party,_West_Bengal" title="Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Lok_Sabha_constituencies_of_West_Bengal" title="Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal">Parliamentary constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Assembly constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CID_West_Bengal" title="CID West Bengal">CID West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Police" title="Kolkata Police">Kolkata Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Advocacy_group" title="Advocacy group">Rights groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangla_Pokkho" title="Bangla Pokkho">Bangla Pokkho</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_West_Bengal" title="Administrative divisions of West Bengal">Divisions</a> and <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal" title="List of districts of West Bengal">districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Burdwan_division" title="Burdwan division">Burdwan division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birbhum_district" title="Birbhum district">Birbhum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_district" title="Hooghly district">Hooghly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschim_Bardhaman_district" title="Paschim Bardhaman district">Paschim Bardhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purba_Bardhaman_district" title="Purba Bardhaman district">Purba Bardhaman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_division" title="Jalpaiguri division">Jalpaiguri division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alipurduar_district" title="Alipurduar district">Alipurduar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_district" title="Cooch Behar district">Cooch Behar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_district" title="Kalimpong district">Kalimpong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malda_division" title="Malda division">Malda division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berhampore_district" title="Berhampore district">Berhampore</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakshin_Dinajpur_district" title="Dakshin Dinajpur district">Dakshin Dinajpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jangipur_district" title="Jangipur district">Jangipur</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malda_district" title="Malda district">Malda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murshidabad_district" title="Murshidabad district">Murshidabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Dinajpur_district" title="Uttar Dinajpur district">Uttar Dinajpur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medinipur_division" title="Medinipur division">Medinipur division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bankura_district" title="Bankura district">Bankura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishnupur_district,_West_Bengal" title="Bishnupur district, West Bengal">Bishnupur</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_district" title="Jhargram district">Jhargram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschim_Medinipur_district" title="Paschim Medinipur district">Paschim Medinipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purba_Medinipur_district" title="Purba Medinipur district">Purba Medinipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purulia_district" title="Purulia district">Purulia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Presidency_division" title="Presidency division">Presidency division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basirhat_district" title="Basirhat district">Basirhat</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah_district" title="Howrah district">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichamati_district" title="Ichamati district">Ichamati</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_district" title="Kolkata district">Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_district" title="Nadia district">Nadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_24_Parganas_district" title="North 24 Parganas district">North 24 Parganas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranaghat_district" title="Ranaghat district">Ranaghat</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_24_Parganas" title="South 24 Parganas">South 24 Parganas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans_district" title="Sundarbans district">Sundarbans</a> (declared)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_and_towns_in_West_Bengal" title="Cities and towns in West Bengal">Cities and<br /> towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alipore" title="Alipore">Alipore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asansol" title="Asansol">Asansol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berhampore" title="Berhampore">Berhampore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balurghat" title="Balurghat">Balurghat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bankura" title="Bankura">Bankura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barasat" title="Barasat">Barasat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman" title="Bardhaman">Bardhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishnupur,_Bankura" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishnupur, Bankura">Bishnupur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugli-Chuchura" title="Hugli-Chuchura">Hugli-Chuchura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar" title="Cooch Behar">Cooch Behar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling" title="Darjeeling">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durgapur" title="Durgapur">Durgapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haldia" title="Haldia">Haldia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah" title="Howrah">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri" title="Jalpaiguri">Jalpaiguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaynagar_Majilpur" title="Jaynagar Majilpur">Jaynagar Majilpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiaganj_Azimganj" title="Jiaganj Azimganj">Jiaganj Azimganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kharagpur" title="Kharagpur">Kharagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnanagar,_Nadia" title="Krishnanagar, Nadia">Krishnanagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurseong" title="Kurseong">Kurseong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malda,_West_Bengal" title="Malda, West Bengal">Malda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midnapore" title="Midnapore">Midnapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murshidabad" title="Murshidabad">Murshidabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purulia" title="Purulia">Purulia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiganj" title="Raiganj">Raiganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri" title="Siliguri">Siliguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suri,_Birbhum" title="Suri, Birbhum">Siuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamluk" title="Tamluk">Tamluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Bengal_by_population" title="List of cities in West Bengal by population">List of cities in West Bengal by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:West_Bengal_cities_and_towns_by_district_templates" title="Category:West Bengal cities and towns by district templates">Cities and towns by district</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_West_Bengal" title="Culture of West Bengal">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_calendars" title="Bengali calendars">Bengali calendars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattachitra" title="Pattachitra">Patachitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalchitra" title="Chalchitra">Chalchitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arts_of_West_Bengal" title="Arts of West Bengal">Arts of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baul" title="Baul">Baul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhadu_(festival)" title="Bhadu (festival)">Bhadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gombhira" title="Gombhira">Gombhira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhau_dance" title="Chhau dance">Chhau dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_cuisine" title="Bengali cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Sangeet" title="Rabindra Sangeet">Rabindra Sangeet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Nritya_Natya" title="Rabindra Nritya Natya">Rabindra Nritya Natya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holi" title="Holi">Holi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dol_Purnima" title="Dol Purnima">Dol Purnima</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Kolkata" title="Prostitution in Kolkata">Prostitution in Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pohela_Boishakh" title="Pohela Boishakh">Pohela Boishakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhai_Dooj" title="Bhai Dooj">Bhai Dooj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan" title="Raksha Bandhan">Raksha Bandhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratha_Yatra" title="Ratha Yatra">Ratha Yatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Bengal" title="Architecture of Bengal">Architecture of Bengal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_temple_architecture" title="Bengal temple architecture">Bengal temples</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_literature" title="Bengali literature">Bengali literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Feluda" title="Feluda">Feluda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalmohan_Ganguly" title="Lalmohan Ganguly">Lalmohan Ganguly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professor_Shonku" title="Professor Shonku">Professor Shonku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarini_Khuro" title="Tarini Khuro">Tarini Khuro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakababu" title="Kakababu">Kakababu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiriti_Roy" title="Kiriti Roy">Kiriti Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pather_Panchali_(novel)" title="Pather Panchali (novel)">Pather Panchali (novel)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_cinema,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali cinema, India">Bengali cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jatra_(theatre)" title="Jatra (theatre)">Jatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghosts_in_Bengali_culture" title="Ghosts in Bengali culture">Ghosts in Bengali culture</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geographical_indication" title="Geographical indication">GI products</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baluchari_sari" title="Baluchari sari">Baluchari sari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasgulla" title="Rasgulla">Banglar Rosogolla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslin" title="Muslin">Banglar Muslin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bankura_horse" title="Bankura horse">Bankura horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattachitra" title="Pattachitra">Bengal Patachitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhau_mask" title="Chhau mask">Chhau mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_tea" title="Darjeeling tea">Darjeeling tea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaniakhali_Sari" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaniakhali Sari">Dhaniakhali Sari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhokra" title="Dhokra">Dhokra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazli_(mango)" title="Fazli (mango)">Fazli (mango)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garad_Saree" class="mw-redirect" title="Garad Saree">Garad Saree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gobindobhog" title="Gobindobhog">Gobindobhog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himsagar" title="Himsagar">Himsagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaynagarer_Moa" title="Jaynagarer Moa">Jaynagarer Moa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurkathi" title="Madurkathi">Madurkathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manasa_chali" title="Manasa chali">Manasa chali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mihidana" title="Mihidana">Mihidana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakshi_kantha" title="Nakshi kantha">Nakshi kantha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santiniketan_Leather_Goods" title="Santiniketan Leather Goods">Santiniketan Leather Goods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shantipuri_sari" title="Shantipuri sari">Shantipuri sari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitabhog" title="Sitabhog">Sitabhog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarban_Honey" title="Sundarban Honey">Sundarban Honey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangail_Saree_(West_Bengal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tangail Saree (West Bengal)">Tangail Saree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulaipanji" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulaipanji">Tulaipanji</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Demographics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengalis" title="Bengalis">Bengali people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biharis" title="Biharis">Bihari people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_West_Bengal" title="Economy of West Bengal">Economy of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Gorkha" title="Indian Gorkha">Gurkha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adivasi" title="Adivasi">Adivasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajbanshi_people" title="Rajbanshi people">Rajbanshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Indian_people" title="Anglo-Indian people">Anglo-Indian people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_communities_in_Kolkata" title="Ethnic communities in Kolkata">Ethnic communities in Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_West_Bengal_districts_ranked_by_literacy_rate" title="List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate">List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discrimination_against_Bengalis_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Discrimination against Bengalis in India">Discrimination against Bengalis in India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_West_Bengal" title="List of people from West Bengal">People</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore" title="Rabindranath Tagore">Rabindranath Tagore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam" title="Kazi Nazrul Islam">Kazi Nazrul Islam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kumar_Gain" title="Anil Kumar Gain">Anil Kumar Gain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose" title="Subhas Chandra Bose">Subhas Chandra Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamini_Roy" title="Jamini Roy">Jamini Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bidhan_Chandra_Roy" title="Bidhan Chandra Roy">Bidhan Chandra Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyoti_Basu" title="Jyoti Basu">Jyoti Basu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandalal_Bose" title="Nandalal Bose">Nandalal Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagadish_Chandra_Bose" title="Jagadish Chandra Bose">Jagadish Chandra Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meghnad_Saha" title="Meghnad Saha">Meghnad Saha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bankim_Chandra_Chatterjee" title="Bankim Chandra Chatterjee">Bankim Chandra Chatterjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarat_Chandra_Bose" title="Sarat Chandra Bose">Sarat Chandra Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jnanadanandini_Devi" title="Jnanadanandini Devi">Jnanadanandini Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abanindranath_Tagore" title="Abanindranath Tagore">Abanindranath Tagore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyendranath_Tagore" title="Satyendranath Tagore">Satyendranath Tagore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyendranath_Dutta" title="Satyendranath Dutta">Satyendranath Dutta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ram_Mohan_Roy" title="Raja Ram Mohan Roy">Raja Ram Mohan Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishwar_Chandra_Vidyasagar" title="Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar">Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rani_Rashmoni" title="Rani Rashmoni">Rani Rashmoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna" title="Ramakrishna">Ramakrishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarada_Devi" title="Sarada Devi">Sarada Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwarkanath_Tagore" title="Dwarkanath Tagore">Dwarkanath Tagore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Ray" title="Sukumar Ray">Sukumar Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendrakishore_Ray_Chowdhury" title="Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury">Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Madhusudan_Dutt" title="Michael Madhusudan Dutt">Michael Madhusudan Dutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarat_Chandra_Chattopadhyay" title="Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay">Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister_Nivedita" title="Sister Nivedita">Sister Nivedita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_Teresa" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Teresa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amartya_Sen" title="Amartya Sen">Amartya Sen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibhutibhushan_Bandyopadhyay" title="Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay">Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nihar_Ranjan_Gupta" title="Nihar Ranjan Gupta">Nihar Ranjan Gupta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:West_Bengal" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:West Bengal">Image gallery at Wikimedia Commons</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&oldid=1224233987">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&oldid=1224233987</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="Category:Protected areas of West Bengal">Protected areas of West Bengal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lists_of_protected_areas_of_India" title="Category:Lists of protected areas of India">Lists of protected areas of India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lists_of_tourist_attractions_in_West_Bengal" title="Category:Lists of tourist attractions in West Bengal">Lists of tourist attractions in West Bengal</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_is_locally_defined" title="Category:Commons category link is locally defined">Commons category link is locally defined</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 17 May 2024, at 02:17<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-mzm7s","wgBackendResponseTime":140,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.414","walltime":"0.535","ppvisitednodes":{"value":1366,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":69785,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":821,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":14,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":1,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":52976,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 397.481 1 -total"," 37.21% 147.895 1 Template:Reflist"," 24.75% 98.361 5 Template:Cite_web"," 22.97% 91.292 3 Template:Navbox"," 21.22% 84.340 1 Template:Protected_areas_of_West_Bengal"," 15.74% 62.576 1 Template:Short_description"," 14.41% 57.260 1 Template:Commons_category"," 13.76% 54.704 1 Template:Sister_project"," 13.19% 52.434 1 Template:Side_box"," 9.38% 37.270 2 Template:Pagetype"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.235","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":6471650,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-int.codfw.main-849f99967d-2ff6j","timestamp":"20241123180151","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"List of protected areas of West Bengal","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q25587668","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q25587668","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2007-01-22T10:12:20Z","dateModified":"2024-05-17T02:17:17Z","headline":"Wikimedia list article"}</script> </body> </html>