Wildlife of Bangladesh

The greater part of the human population lives in or roughly huge cities and this has helped to maximum deforestation to some extent. Rather, the development rate continues to increase at an alarming rate and this has placed large demands on the environment and lead to consequent clearing of several natural habitats. Though several areas are protected under law, a large part of Bangladeshi wildlife is threatened by this development. Bangladesh is home to almost 22 species of amphibian, 17 species of marine reptiles, 109 species of reptile, 388 species of birds, 110 species of mammals and 3 species of marine mammals. In addition to the large bird count, a further 240 species of traveling birds swell bird facts each year. The huge majority of these creatures at present inhabit in an area of land that is some 150 000 sq kilometers in size! This is a remarkable achievement to say the least. Moreover, this does not mean all is well with the country’s natural heritage. So far a quantity of creatures have gone completely from the country and a further 201 species are in danger The dholes, Asiatic wild dog is now rare by habitat and preying species loss and human harassment. Notable species that have departed from Bangladesh are the one-horned Rhinoceros, the two-horned Rhinoceros, the Gaur, the Banteng, Hog deer and swamp deer, Indian Wolf, marsh crocodile and wild buffalo. Generally, such great losses will frequently outcome the atmosphere to a greater or lesser degree and result in environmental imbalances.