Jeremy Hance The last wolf in Bangladesh was seen in 1949 – until this year. The wolf, an adult male, was killed by local villagers in the Sundarbans, a suboptimal habitat for wolves. But could there be more wolves in the Sundarbans? Is there a breeding population? Time will tell. For Muntasir Akash, it all started… Continue reading The wolf of Bangladesh: A true story
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As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear
Kamran Reza Chowdhury Salinisation of freshwater near Sundarbans leading to mangrove forests and spelling the end of an ecosystem that was heavy with sweet water vegetation and fish Environmentalists have consistently warned that climate change would adversely affect the world’s largest mangrove forest and World Heritage Site, the Sundarbans, with the reduction in flow of fresh… Continue reading As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear
Indigenous people assert their rights over Sundarban Forest, India
More than 200 people from the region assembled at a Public Hearing in Sundarban islands and asserted their rights to the island’s mangrove forests in India “The tiger is not our threat, the Forest Department is.” The people, through submissions made to the Independent Public Hearing Panel asserted that the Sundarban forest is not a… Continue reading Indigenous people assert their rights over Sundarban Forest, India