Government of West Bengal
Directorate of Forests

Wildlife Wing

Smt. Mamata Banerjee

Hon'ble Chief Minister,
Government of West Bengal

Smt. Birbaha Hansda

Hon'ble Minister of State, Forests,
Government of West Bengal

Government of West Bengal, Forests Department Relief work and Mangrove Plantation Click here

|| Greening of Sundarban : Integrated Approach towards Eco-Restoration of Sundarban with Mangrove || Vulture Release Report

|| Report and photographs of Crocodile release in Sundarban

|| Tiger Collarred in Sundarban video Click here

|| Release of Vulture Video Click here

News

Notification for 8th Buxa Bird Festival, 2025 Download

Notification for 3rd Sundarban Bird Festival, 2025 Download

Notice for Annual Count of Water Birds 2025 Download

Conservation charges for 24 Parganas(South) under Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal w.e.f 16.09.2024 Download

Conservation Charges for Sundarban Tiger Reserve in WB Download

Closure of National Parks and Sanctuaries during rainy Season during 2024 Download

Concession for Students for tour to PAs of West Bengal Download

Notification on Employment to victim of Human Wildlife Conflict Download

Organisational Structure of Wildlife Wing, Directorate of Forests, Govt of West Bengal Download

Organisational Structure of West Bengal Forest Directorate Download

Final Notification of Eco-sensitive Zone of Gorumara National Park

Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024.

Authorization to CWLW under Section 49M of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972

International Trade of Specimens Rules 2023

Notification of High Powered Committee on Wildlife Matters

Government Notification on re-constituted Eco-tourism Advisory Board in West Benga

Composition of State Board for Wildlife in West Bengal.

Tiger Conservation Plan 2016-17 to 2026-27 of Buxa Tiger Reserve

Memorandum of Association of Buxa Tiger Conservation Foundation Trust

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Ballavpur WLS

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Bibhutibhusan WLS

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Buxa Tiger Reserve

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Chapramari WLS

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Chintamoni Kar WLS

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Jaldapara National Park

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Mahananda WLS

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Neora Valley National Park

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Raigunj Wildlife Sanctuary

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Ramnabagan WLS

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Senchal WLS

Eco-sensitive Zone Final Notification of Singalila National Park

Government Notification on National Parks in West Bengal

Government Notification on Conservation Reserves in West Bengal

Government Notification on Wildlife Sanctuaries in West Bengal

Notification on Revised Rate of Compensation Payment 2021

Court Order : Smuggling and Illegal Trading of Endangered Species of Birds

Smuggling and illegal trading of endangered species of birds.

WPA 8514 of 2020

Post COVID 19 pandemic Guidelines for visiting Protected Areas, Eco-tourism Centres, Parks & Gardens and Zoos in West Bengal

Govt Notification on Bonya Pran Sathi Prokolpo

Closure of National Parks and Sanctuaries during rainy Season during 2020

Appointment of Honorary Wildlife Warden in West Bengal for the Year 2019

Notification on Revised Rate of Compensation Payment 2018

Notification of Pakhibitan Wildlife Sanctuary

Contact Details in Case of Man-Animal Conflict

Handing over of the Seized, Detained and Confiscated Live Wildlife Animals to the nearest Zoo Authorities

Re-organisation of Posts in North Bengal

Rapid Response Force in Kolkata

Annual Report 2022-2023

Annual Report 2021-2022

Annual Report 2020-2021

Report on 1st Sundarban Bird Festival-2023

One Horned Rhino Estimation 2022

Estimation of Indian Rhino in West Bengal for the year 2019

Wildlife Annual Report 2018-19

Wildlife Annual Report 17-18

Biodiversity Assesment Report of Neora Valley National Park-March 2018

Hand Book of Chemical Capture and Restraint

Orders and Notification on Wildlife Managemenrt

Wildlife Annual Report 16-17

Advisory on Wild Animal Depredation in Tea Estates of North Bengal

Advisory on Anti-poaching duties

General Advisory for Mitigation of Death of Elephants

Advisory on Mitigation of Death of Elephants by Train

Standard Operating Procedure for Human Wildlife Conflict

Wildlife Annual Report 15-16

Wildlife Annual Report 14-15(Part-I)

Wildlife Annual Report 2014-15(Part-II)

Wildlife Annual Report 2013-14

Checklist of Updated Indian Marine Mollusc Species listed under WLPA 1972 and CITES (Source: TRAFFIC Post January 2019)

Wildlife Conservation Award 2019- Name of Award Winners

Wildlife Conservation Award 2018- Name of Award Winners

Wildlife Conservation Award 2017- Name of Award Winners

Minutes of the 47th Meeting of the National Board for Wildlife

Faunal Diversity of India 2016 (source ZSI)

TRAFFIC Newsletter Issue 29 May 2018 - Special Issue on Birds

What's New

Notification of 8th Buxa Bird Festival Download

Conservation charges for 24 Parganas(South) under Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal w.e.f 16.09.2024 Download

Conservation charges for Sundarban Tiger Reserve in West Bengal w.e.f 01.09.2024 Download

Application fee for Registration of Exotic Animal Species vide Living Animal Species(Reporting & Registration) Rules,2024 Download

Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024. Download

Gazette Notification of Breeders of Species License Rules 2023 (Rule 49 N and 49-O) Download

Exotic Live Species Rule Download

Boundary Map of ESZ of Mahananda WLS on Google Earth Download

Boundary Map of Mahananda WLS on Google Earth Download

Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary and its Eco-sensitive Zone Download

Notification of 1st Rhododendron and Singalila Bird Festival Download

A compilation of Winter Waterbirds in 2023 Download

Revised Conservation and other charges in Protected Areas in West Bengal except STR w.e.f 16.09.2023 Download

Wildlife Conservation Award 2021 Download

Tiger Collarred in Sundarban Download

State Icons

State Tree

Bengali Name : Chatim

English Name : Blackboard tree / Indian devil tree / Ditabark/ Milkwood pine/ White cheesewood

Scientific Name : Alstonia scholaris

State Animal

Bengali Name : Baghrol /Mecho Beral

English Name : Fishing Cat

Scientific Name : Prionailurus viverrinus

State Flower

Bengali Name : Shiuli / Parijat

English Name : Night flowering Jasmine

Scientific Name : Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

State Bird

Bengali Name : Sada Buk Machranga

English Name : White-Breasted Kingfisher

Scientific Name : Halycon smyrnensis

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