Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary

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Lothian Island Bird Sanctuary, located in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, is one of the famous wildlife sanctuaries of West Bengal. It is a part of deltaic Sunderbans which harbour a tropical estuarine swamp forest. Lothian Island was declared as Wildlife Sanctuary in June 1976. This sanctuary is famous for hosting different species of birds, such as Black-Capped Kingfisher, Curlew, White-Bellied Sea-Eagle, Tern and Whimbrel. The vegetation of this area is flourished with 15 types of Mangrove plants. The wildlife here includes Estuarine Crocodile, Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Spotted Deer, Jungle feline, Rhesus macaque.

 

By Air: The nearest airport is the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport at Kolkata. From there one can take road journey and after that boat ride to reach the sanctuary.

 

By Rail: Local trains to Canning are available from Sealdah (South) at regular intervals. Local shared vans are available from Canning to Namkhana nearest town to the sanctuary.

 

By Road: South 24 Parganas is well connected with Kolkata. Road transportation is also available from Kolkata for Namkhana, Sonakhali, Raidighi, Canning, and Najat, which are all near the Sanctuary and have access to the riverine waterways.

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