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Basic Facts
Flora and Fauna
The tropical climate has made the country rich in vegetation. The villages are usually full of groves of Mango, Banana, Jack-fruit, Coconut, Palm, Bamboo, and other useful trees. About 17 percent of the land area are forests. Herbs and shrubs grow abudantly. Most of the hilly regions are mostly forested. The largest forest is the Sundarban which stretches across the south-western seaboard and provides sanctuary to the famous Royal Bengal Tiger.
Variety of wild animals are found in the forests. Of the 200 species of mammals, the best goes to the Royal Bengal Tiger found in the Sundarbans. Elephants are mostly found in the forests of Chittagong Hill tracts. Six species of Deer are seen in the Hill Tracts and the Sundarban. Among the bovine animals Buffalo, Ox and Bison are commonly seen. There are about 150 species of
reptiles. Common amphibians include the Sea Turtle, River Tortoise,
Mud Turtle, Crocodile. There are hundreds of species of birds, and fresh water fishes are abundant in both quantity and category. Of the 525 recorded species of birds, 350 are resident. There are 200 number of species of marine and fresh water fish.
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