Sundarbans National Park

The Sundarbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve, and biosphere reserve in West Bengal. It's part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. It's also home to many bird, reptile and invertebrate species, including the salt-water crocodile. The present Sundarban National Park was declared as the core area of Sundarban Tiger Reserve in 1973 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1977. On 5/4/84 it was declared a national park. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987, and was designated a Ramsar site in 2019. It's been considered a World Network of Biosphere Reserve (Man and Biosphere Reserve) since 1989.