Wetlands of Bengal

Districts

Jhargram

Numbers 1800 Total Area (In Hector) 7000 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Fish: indigenous freshwater fish species Birds: kingfishers,

Kalimpong

Numbers 150 Total Area (In Hector) 2000 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens), Himalayan Black Bear,

Kolkata

Numbers 3,874 Total Area (In Hector) 20,608 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Rohu, Catla, Mrigal, Tilapia, Indian Pond Heron,

Malda

Numbers 4,500 Total Area (In Hector) 20,887 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Fish: carps, catfish, small indigenous fish species

Murshidabad

Numbers 6,000 Total Area (In Hector) 9,000 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Fish: carps, catfish, indigenous fish species Birds:

Nadia

Numbers 3,500 Total Area (In Hector) 15,000 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Fish: carps, catfish, indigenous fish species Birds:

North 24 Parganas

Numbers 695 Total Area (In Hector) 30,297 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Fish: Rohu, Catla, small indigenous fishes Birds:

Paschim Bardhaman

Numbers 2,500 Total Area (In Hector) 10,000 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Birds: Lesser whistling duck, lapwing, storks, kingfishers,

Paschim Medinipur

Numbers 3,800 Total Area (In Hector) 17,000 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Transitional zone between Chotanagpur Plateau and coastal

Purba Bardhaman

Numbers 2783 Total Area (In Hector) 19312 Land Usage Ecological Information Important Species Fish: Indian major carps, catfish, small indigenous

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