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Zoological Survey of India releases first compendium of Animal species in Indian Sundarbans
September 13 , 2017
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- Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) published first of its kind compendium titled ‘Fauna of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in Indian Sundarbans’.
- Sunderbans is part of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site.It forms part of Ganga-Brahmaputra delta across 9,630 sq. km, distributed among 104 islands. It has largest tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.
- ZSI is India’s apex organization on animal taxonomy. It was established in 1916.
- Its main objective is to promote the survey, exploration, research, and documentation on various aspects of animal taxonomy in the Indian subcontinent.
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