Satchari National Park

Satchari National Park is a national park in Habiganj District, Bangladesh. After the 1974 Wild Life Preservation Act, in 2005 Satchari National Park was built on 243 hectares of land. Literally 'Satchari' in Bengali means 'Seven Streams'. There are seven streams flowing in this jungle, and the name 'Satchari' came from there.

Details

The park is situated in Raghunandan hill, under Paikpara Union, Chunarughat Upazila, Habiganj District, under Sylhet region. It is from the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. There are 9 tea gardens nearby. Satchari tea garden is on the west, and Chaklapunji tea garden is on the east. Approximately 24 families of the Tipra Tribe live in Tipra village as of 2007. ==Plants==

Plants

There are approximately 200 and more trees are in Satchari National Park. Shaal (Shorea robusta), Segun (Tectona grandis), Agar, Garjan, Chapalish, palm, Mehgani, Krishnachur, Dumur (Ficus), Jamrul, Shidha Jarul, Awal, Malekas, eucalyptus, Akashmoni, bamboo trees, and bet trees (regional name Mutra) are the most common species of trees found there. ==Wildlife==

Wildlife

Wildlife in this park is rich. Red junglefowl, red-headed trogon, oriental pied hornbill, and the range-restricted cachar bulbul are some of them. The critically endangered western hoolock gibbon, as well as Phayre's leaf monkey, capped langur, Bengal slow loris, northern pig-tailed macaque, and rhesus macaque resides here. Asian black bears and Asian wild dogs also reside here in small numbers. More common species include barking deer, wild boar, fishing cat, leopard cat, jungle cat, large Indian civet, masked palm civet, common palm civet, yellow-throated marten, crab-eating mongoose, golden jackal, Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, Chinese pangolin and various other species. ==Nisharga Shahayata Prakalpa==

Nisharga Shahayata Prakalpa

Beside the National Forest Department, an NGO named "Nisharga", with their "Nisharga Shahayata Prakalpa", observes the park. Besides preserving the forest, they provide eco-tours. The NGO also sells some fancy items there. ==See also==

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