Did you know?
•Approx 2.1% of Earth's surface comprises freshwater swamp forests....these are globally endangered habitats.. • Mangrove forests have a canopy cover of more than 30% (Remember the Sunderbans?) • Myristica swamps are rare freshwater swamp forests which have existed for millions of years; found in the low-lying valleys of the Western Ghats, passing through Kerala, Karnataka and Goa. Consists of plant species from the Myristicacae family, which scientists suggest originated in Madagascar in Africa. A small distribution of these swamps are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands... •Myristica swamps contain around 50% amphibians, 26.6% birds, 23% butterflies, more than 20% reptiles, 11% spiders, 8.4% fish and 6.6% mammal species of Kerala...imagine how many different creatures call these swamps home, in the other states as well! •Rise in sea level due to global warming is a major threat to all kinds of swamps, which is evident in the Sunderbans of West Bengal(India) and Bangladesh a...