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Field trips can be defined as a sequence of field demonstration with a view to gain practical experience on different matter. It is important because here people experience directly the purpose and processes of the concerning subject and thereby achieve benefit from it in future. So we the students of department of Forestry and Environmental Science are go to in a field trip in every semester. As a consequence, we students of 3rd year 2nd semester made a field tour to the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest patch in the world. The objectives of this tour was as followed To know the present status of the Sundarbans forest To identify flora and fauna of this forest To explore the problem related to this forest To see the special adaptation and modification of halophytic species To see viviparous and crypto-viviparous germination To observe wildlife in natural state
Tour Duration:
16th February, 2013 to 21st February, 2013.
Participation:
Dr. Md. Belal Uddin, Associate Professor, DFES, SUST Jiban Chandra Deb, Assistant Professor, DFES, SUST Md. Abdul Halim, Assistant Professor, DFES, SUST Md. Golam Kibria, Lecturer, DFES, SUST
Deer Breeding Center. On that night, we reached at Khulna Launch Ghat at about 8pm. We eat supper and the get off the launch and get on our bus to Sylhet. On 21st February about evening we reached Sylhet.
Main Attraction-
Famous Spots-
forest will call recordings, nature study, meeting fishermen, wood-cutters and honey-collectors, peace and tranquility in the wilderness, seeing the world's largest mangrove forest and the riverine beauty. Hiron Point (Nilkamal) for tiger, deer, monkey, crocodiles, birds and natural beauty. Katka for deer, tiger, crocodiles, varieties of birds and monkey, morning and evening symphony of wild fowls. Vast expanses of grassy meadows running from Katka to Kachikhali (Tiger Point) provide opportunities for wild tracking. Tin Kona Island for tiger and deer. Dublar Char (Island) for fishermen. It is a beautiful island where herds of spotted deer are often seen to graze. 2 Forest divisions. Sundarbans East Forest Division and Sundarbans West Forest Division. 4 Range offices. Chandpai & Sarankhola range under Sundarbans East Forest Division. Khulna & Burigoalini range under Sundarbans West Forest Division. There are total 16 forest stations in Sundarbans. There are total 55 compartments in Sundarbans. Protected areas cover 15% of the Sundarbans mangroves including Sundarbans National Park and Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary, in West Bengal, Sundarbans East, Sundarbans South and Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuaries in Bangladesh.
Supati Station
Supati station is under Shoronkhola Range, Sundarban East Forest Division, Bagerhat. Its total area is about 1600 hectors. The Station Officer Prohlad Chandra Roy, Deputy Ranger gives us a brief lecture about Supati station. There we saw Golpatta, Sundri, Keora, Bhola, Hental, Tiger Fern etc. spp. We also saw Spotted Deer and Wild Bore also. We also see the pneumatophores of Keora and Sundri here.
established in1977. It studies the vegetation dynamics and regeneration patterns in relation to salinity and salination of the Sundarbans.
Recommendations
Some recommendations for The Sundarbans are Assign trained and expert personals Observe and increase the flow of sweet water Reduce stress upon The Sundarbans Increase the scope of research on The Sundarbans Take action against all crimes on The Sundarbans like hunting, poaching, illicit felling etc.