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| name = West Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| map = India West Bengal#India<br />
| relief = 1<br />
| mapframe = Yes<br />
| mapframe-zoom = 9<br />
| location = South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India<br />
| area = 556.45 km²<br />
| established = 2013<br />
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'''West Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary'' is a wildlife sanctuary located in the [[South 24 Parganas]] district of [[West Bengal]], India. Established on September 11, 2013, it covers an area of 556.45 km<sup>2</sup> comprising the Dulibhasani and Chulkati forest blocks in the [[Sundarbans]] delta. Bounded by the rivers [[Matla River|Matla]] and [[Thakuran River|Thakuran]], the sanctuary features a [[polyhaline]] mangrove ecosystem characterized by dense [[Ceriops decandra|''Ceriops decandra'']] and ''[[Excoecaria agallocha]]'' forests. The area serves as a critical habitat for the [[Bengal Tiger]], [[Estuarine Crocodile]], and [[Gangetic dolphin|Gangetic Dolphin]], acting as a vital ecological buffer for the [[Sunderbans Tiger Reserve|Sundarban Tiger Reserve]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wildlife Wing :: Directorate of Forests Govt. of West Bengal |url=https://www.wildbengal.com/west-sundarban.php?hl=en-IN |access-date=2025-11-29 |website=www.wildbengal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-23 |title=West Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary - WildTrails {{!}} The One-Stop Destination for all your Wildlife Holidays |url=https://wildtrails.in/west-sunderban-wildlife-sanctuary/ |access-date=2025-11-29 |website=wildtrails.in |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Basu |first=Jayanta |date=2025-08-12 |title=Sundarbans Tiger Reserve now India’s second largest, after National Board for Wildlife approves Bengal’s proposal to increase area |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/sundarbans-tiger-reserve-now-indias-second-largest-after-national-board-for-wildlife-approves-bengals-proposal-to-increase-area |access-date=2025-11-29 |website=Down To Earth |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Forest Department |url=https://www.wbbforest.in/wildlife.html |access-date=2025-11-29 |website=www.wbbforest.in}}</ref><br />
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