Bangladesh struggles with Bengal tiger conservation
Weak coordination among donors and government agencies and in the absence of deliberate conservation measures are to blame, says an expert.
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Weak coordination among donors and government agencies and in the absence of deliberate conservation measures are to blame, says an expert.
Due to inefficient and inadequate measures, Bangladesh lags in achieving success in tiger conservation despite having dedicated significant funds to the effort over the last two decades. According to data extracted from projects undertaken by the government and nongovernment organizations, the country has allocated $11 million to tiger conservation to date. Ironically, the number of […]
In a heartening turn of events, the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, which spans the southwest border of Bangladesh, is seeing promising signs of recovery for the iconic Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). Five years ago, the conservation community was deeply concerned about the species’ plummeting numbers in this unique habitat. This concern was […]
The government is going to undertake a major survey to assess the animals that Bengal tigers prey on in the Sundarbans and also monitor the current situation of the habitat under a new project of the forest department.
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