New biodiversity hotspots in West Bengal
April 28 , 2023
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- The state government has added four new biodiversity heritage sites (BHS) in West Bengal.
- With this, West Bengal now has the highest number of biodiversity heritage parks in the country.
- The four new sites are
- Char Balidanga- Nadia,
- State Horticulture Research and Development Station campus - Nadia,
- Namthing Pokhar in Darjeeling and
- Amkhoi Fossil Park in Birbhum.
- Namthing Pokhari is the home to the Himalayan salamander.
- Amkhoi Fossil Park is the first wood fossil park in West Bengal.
- The existing four BHS in Bengal are: Chilkigarh Kanak Durga in Jhargram, Baneswar Shiv Dighi in Cooch Behar, Tonglu and Dhotrey in Darjeeling.
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