Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Royal Bengal Tiger - National Animal of Bangladesh

The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), is a tiger subspecies native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and has been classified as endangered by IUCN as the population is estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend. None of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal's tiger range are large enough to support an effective population size of 250.

The Bengal tiger is the most numerous of the tiger subspecies — with populations estimated at 1,706 in India, 200 in Bangladesh, 155 in Nepal and 67–81 in Bhutan.

The Bengal tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh. Panthera tigris is the national animal of India.

More Information : Wikipedia

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Sundarban-Home of The Royal Bengal Tiger

The Sundarbans delta, at the mouth of the Ganges river, is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spreading across parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.

natural beauty of sundarban

Sunderbans mean the beautiful forest. Sunderbans is the home of the Royal Bengal Tigers. These dense mangrove forests are criss-crossed by a network of rivers and creeks.One find here tide flowing in two directions in the same creek and often tigers swimming across a river or huge crocodiles basking in the sun. Monkeys and deer are two very common animal of this forest. Other wildlife in this region is cheetahs, bears, pythons and hyenas.