Lawachara National Park

Discriptions

Park Gate

Lawachara National Park is a major national park and nature resurve in Bangladesh. The park is located at Kamalganj Upazila Moulvibazar Distic in the northeastern region of the country. It is located within the 2,740 ha (27.4 km²) West Bhanugach Reserved Forest.

Lawachara National Park covers approximately 1,250 ha (12.5 km²) of semi-Evergreen forest and mixed Biome. The land was declared a national park by the Bangladesh government on 7 July 1996 under the Wildlife Act of 1974. 

Train Road in Lawacora jungle

Location

Lawachara is about 160 km (99 mi) northeast of Dhaka and 60 km (37 mi) from Sylhet.It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the town of Srimongal.

The terrain of Lawachara is undulating with scattered 10 to 50 m (33 to 164 ft) hillocks. Locally known as tila, the hillocks are primarily composed of upper tertorisoft The park is crossed by numerous sandy-bedded streams (locally known as nallah), one of which is the Lawachara  tributary from which the park derived its name. The soil of Lawachara is alluvial brown sandy clay loam to 

 

Sreemongal Town beside lawachora Park

clay loam dating from the pliocen Shallow depressions filled with water (haor wetlands) are also a feature of the region as the low-lying areas are often subject to flooding.

The climate of Lawachara is generally pleasant to warm, averaging at 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) in February to 36.1 °C (97.0 °F) in June. Thehumidity  is high throughout the year, and Lawachara experiences frequent rains with occasional

 Biological diversity in the Lawachara National Park consists of 460 species, of which 167 species are plants, 4 species, 6 reptile species, 246 bird species, 20 mammal species, and 17 insect species. One of this is the critically endangered western holook of which only 62 individuals remain in the area.

Plant and Animal

Animals at Lawachara National Park .

The forest of Lawachara is of a mixed type, with the understory usually composed of evergreens. including. The upper canopy, meanwhile, is mainly composed of tall trees including Tactona. The original mixed tropical evergreen vegetation had been removed or replaced in the 1920s159 plant belonging to 123 and 60 families were studied in 2010. It includes 78 species of trees, 14 species of shurb 42 species of herbs, and 25 species of climbers focus (fig trees) and (brush cherries), 

 

Trees in Lawachara.

each with 7 species, were the most diverse genera. Other notable genera include (yams, Lawachara. In a census in 2007, only 62 individuals in 17 groups were found in Lawachara and in the greater West Bhanugach Reserved Forest Yet this is the biggest surviving gibbon population in Bangladesh. The Lawachara population is considered of critical importance as it is likely to be the last viable population of western hoolock gibbons that will survive into the next century.
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