Sundarbans
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Sundarbans is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's
Inside the Sundarbans
Village in a clearing of the Sundarbans. Drawing by Frederic Peter Layard after an original sketch of 1839
Farm among paddy fields in the Sundarbans, 2010
Sundari tree (Heritiera littoralis)
Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans, in India and Bangladesh are estimated to kill from 0-50 people per year. The Sundarbans is home to over 100 Bengal tigers, one of the largest single populations of tig
Sundarbans
…pugmarks, were much higher. The more recent counts have used camera traps, an improved methodology that yields more accurate results. Tiger attacks were historically common in the area, and are still frequent in the Sundarbans, with around 40 people killed in 2000–2010. Most importantly, mangroves are a transition from the marine to…
A Bengal tiger in the Sundarbans