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The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
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"Number In Sundarbans...": Bengal Minister Disputes Centre's Tiger Data
West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick on Monday said the central government's report putting the number of tigers in Sundarbans at 100 does not reflect reality, as the population of big cats there ought to be higher.
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Another Tiger Strays Into Village In Bengal, Captured After Hours
After eluding hordes of forest personnel for hours, a full-grown Royal Bengal Tiger was captured from a village in Kumirmari area of Sundarbans on Saturday night.
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Tigers At Sundarbans In Bengal Find Lockdown Grrreat
With humans in West Bengal under coronavirus lockdown, tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are coming out to play, with park rangers on Thursday reporting a jump in sightings of the big cats.
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48-Year-Old Man Dragged Away By Tiger In West Bengal's Sundarbans
A crab catcher was dragged away by a tiger in West Bengal's Sundarbans, a forest official said this morning.
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Bangladesh's Power Plants Put Sunderbans On "Sites In Danger": Report
The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest, a media report said on Saturday.
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Tigers Kill Two Crab Catchers In Sundarbans Forest In A Week
Two crab catchers were mauled to death by tigers in separate incidents in the Sundarbans during the past one week, the police said today.
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Sundarbans Has 182 Tigers, Pollution A Major Concern: Report
The Sundarbans, the world's largest contiguous mangrove forest, has 182 tigers -- 106 in Bangladesh and around 76 in India, according to the first ever modern survey jointly conducted by the two countries across a 6,724 sq km area.
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How Sundarbans Is Tackling Man-Animal Conflict
For over a decade now, 40-year-old Ali Mondal has stayed away from the mangrove forest in the Sundarbans, where he would venture every day to make his living.
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Tiger Kills Man In Sundarbans
A 40-year-old man was killed by a Royal Bengal tiger on Saturday morning while he was catching crabs in a canal at Buridabri forest in the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district.
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Sundarbans, World's Largest Mangrove Forest, to Become a District in 2016
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, will become a separate district next year.
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Drones to Track Tigers and Check Encroachers in Sundarbans
To track the movement of tigers and encroachers in protected forest areas, a drone would soon be flying in the Sundarban delta.
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Drone to Track Tigers and Check Encroachers in Sundarbans
To track the movement of tigers and encroachers in protected forest areas, a drone would soon be flying in the Sundarban delta.
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2 Tigers Found Dead in Sundarbans Tiger Reserve
Two tiger carcasses were recovered in two consecutive days in Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, forest department officials said today.
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Bangladesh Discovers Only 100 Tigers in Famed Sundarbans
Bangladesh has only about 100 tigers living in the world's largest mangrove forest, far fewer of the endangered animals than previously thought, following a recent survey, a top forestry official said today.
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The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
-
"Number In Sundarbans...": Bengal Minister Disputes Centre's Tiger Data
West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick on Monday said the central government's report putting the number of tigers in Sundarbans at 100 does not reflect reality, as the population of big cats there ought to be higher.
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Another Tiger Strays Into Village In Bengal, Captured After Hours
After eluding hordes of forest personnel for hours, a full-grown Royal Bengal Tiger was captured from a village in Kumirmari area of Sundarbans on Saturday night.
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Tigers At Sundarbans In Bengal Find Lockdown Grrreat
With humans in West Bengal under coronavirus lockdown, tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are coming out to play, with park rangers on Thursday reporting a jump in sightings of the big cats.
-
48-Year-Old Man Dragged Away By Tiger In West Bengal's Sundarbans
A crab catcher was dragged away by a tiger in West Bengal's Sundarbans, a forest official said this morning.
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Bangladesh's Power Plants Put Sunderbans On "Sites In Danger": Report
The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest, a media report said on Saturday.
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Tigers Kill Two Crab Catchers In Sundarbans Forest In A Week
Two crab catchers were mauled to death by tigers in separate incidents in the Sundarbans during the past one week, the police said today.
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Sundarbans Has 182 Tigers, Pollution A Major Concern: Report
The Sundarbans, the world's largest contiguous mangrove forest, has 182 tigers -- 106 in Bangladesh and around 76 in India, according to the first ever modern survey jointly conducted by the two countries across a 6,724 sq km area.
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How Sundarbans Is Tackling Man-Animal Conflict
For over a decade now, 40-year-old Ali Mondal has stayed away from the mangrove forest in the Sundarbans, where he would venture every day to make his living.
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Tiger Kills Man In Sundarbans
A 40-year-old man was killed by a Royal Bengal tiger on Saturday morning while he was catching crabs in a canal at Buridabri forest in the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district.
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Sundarbans, World's Largest Mangrove Forest, to Become a District in 2016
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, will become a separate district next year.
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Drones to Track Tigers and Check Encroachers in Sundarbans
To track the movement of tigers and encroachers in protected forest areas, a drone would soon be flying in the Sundarban delta.
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Drone to Track Tigers and Check Encroachers in Sundarbans
To track the movement of tigers and encroachers in protected forest areas, a drone would soon be flying in the Sundarban delta.
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2 Tigers Found Dead in Sundarbans Tiger Reserve
Two tiger carcasses were recovered in two consecutive days in Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, forest department officials said today.
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Bangladesh Discovers Only 100 Tigers in Famed Sundarbans
Bangladesh has only about 100 tigers living in the world's largest mangrove forest, far fewer of the endangered animals than previously thought, following a recent survey, a top forestry official said today.
