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Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary

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Location
  
West Bengal, India

Established
  
1976

Area
  
362 kmĀ²

Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary

Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary is a 362 km2 area in the northern part of the Sundarbans delta in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. The area is mainly mangrove scrub, forest and swamp. It was set up as a sanctuary in 1976. It is home to a rich population of different species of wildlife, such as water fowl, heron, pelican, spotted deer, rhesus macaques, wild boar, tigers, water monitor lizards, fishing cats, otters, Olive ridley turtle, crocodiles, Batagur terrapins, and migratory birds.

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Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary Wikipedia