Sundarban is declared as 'World Heritage Site' for

| Sundarban is declared as 'World Heritage Site' for

A. Tiger reserve

B. Sundari tree

C. Mangrove forest

D. Biodiversity

E. None of the Above/ More than one of Above

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The correct answer is Tiger Reserve.

Sunderbans was recognized as a Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
It has the largest mangrove forests in the world lying on the delta of the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna river.
It is home to Royal Bengal Tigers.
The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats, and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests.
They are rich in fauna like Bengal tiger, northern river terrapin, water monitor lizard, olive ridley turtles, Irrawaddy dolphin, fishing cat, estuarine crocodile, Indian python, various birds species, etc.
Sunderbans has also been recognized as 'Wetlands of International importance' under the Ramsar Convention in January 2019.
Sunderban National Park forms an integral part of the Sunderbans deltaic region.
The Royal Bengal Tiger is the National Animal of India.
They are classified as 'Endangered' by IUCN.

Project tiger was started in 1973 to conserve tiger and double their population by protecting their habitat, prey, etc.
The highest number of tigers is in Madhya Pradesh followed by Karnataka.