Sundarbans: World-Class Mangroves!

Sundarbans National Park protects the world’s most extensive mangrove forest––3900 square miles of mangroves!––located in the delta of the combined Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers. About a third of the mangroves are in neighboring Bangladesh. Both governments are committed on paper to preserving this important coastal … Continue readingSundarbans: World-Class Mangroves!

Las Salinas, Cuba

Our group from New Mexico Ornithological Society wraps up its stay in the Zapata Peninsula with an evening trip to Las Salinas––a coastal region of mangroves, replete with large waterbirds. Driving in, we find a big Blue Crab in the middle of the sandy road, … Continue readingLas Salinas, Cuba