Introduction:
Rema-kalenga , formerly a part of the Tarap hill reserve forest of Sylhet Forest Division.It was declared as a wild life sanctuary on 7 January 1982.Its area is 1,795 hectare.The sanctuary encompasses several hills of different elevations and low lying valleys.
Location:
The sanctuary is located at chunarughat thana under Hobiganj district in Sylhet Divition.It is nearly 80 km southwest of Sylhet.One can easily go to sanctuary by motorcycle and it takes 45 minutes from chunarughat.
Forest type:
Forests are belonged to mixed evergreen. Under story trees are evergreen and dominant trees are deciduous.
Biodiversity:
A total of 606 plant species have been recorded from this sanctuary(Uddin 2002).The wild life diversity in the sanctuary consists of 229, of which 37 species are mammals,167 species are birds ,7 species are amphibians and 18 species are reptiles.Notable animals are Barking Deer,Hoolock Gibon,Slow Loris,Wild boar,Capped Leaf Monkey,Python,Kau Dhanesh etc. Notable plant species are Teak,Chapalish, Chikrashi, Mahagony,Bahera,Hargoja,Goda,Garjan etc.
Ethnic communities:
Eight ethnic communities live in the Rema-Kalenga wild life sanctuary area.These are Deb-Barma(Tripura),Urang,Kharia,Santal,Goala,Munda,Kurmi and Bunargi(Uddin 2002).
Conclusion:
The sanctuary supports the local communities by providing fuel wood ,fodder,house building material,medicinal plants ,timer and non-timber forest products.It supports trails to the tourists.We should conserve its biodiversity.
References:
Uddin,M.Z.2002.EXPLORATION ,DOCUMENTATION AND GERMPLASM COLLECTION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES OF REMA-KALENGA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY(HABIGANJ) IN BANGLADESH.Department of Botany,University of Dhaka,Dhaka-1000,Bangladesh.
Prepared by:
Md.Zahidur Rahman Miah
ACF,Kaptai National Park
Bangladesh.
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