Question: The Sunderban delta forest is a kind of:
(a) Tropical Rainforest
(b) Tropical Evergreen Forest
(c) Mangrove Forest
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- The forest department of Bangladesh has planned to use drones for monitoring poaching and other illegal activities in the Sundarban area.
- The department is also considering to erect net-fence around the forest to prevent the intrusion of tigers into the nearby human habitations.
- It has been also mentioned that if the sources of drinkable water and food for tigers can be ensured, they will not invade localities.
- These methods have been used successfully by India in checking poaching and tiger attacks on people.
- Illegal activities like poaching of tigers and deer, felling of trees and fish catching take place regularly in the Sundarban area.
- According to some reports a total of 14 tigers have been beaten to death by locals after they entered into human habitat over the last two decades.
- Sunderban is the largest mangrove forest in the World. It is also a UNESCO world heritage site.
Links:
https://www.thedailystar.net/country/sundarbans-monitoring-with-drones-plan-underway-1797751
https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/plan-underway-to-monitor-sundarbans-with-drones/1614834
http://www.ddinews.gov.in/international/drones-monitor-sundarbans%C2%A0bangladesh-forest-department