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Scarcity of sweet water keeps Sundarban wildlife in peril

Khulna, Bangladesh: There is no natural food crisis for animals living in the Sundarban but there are symptoms of dying up sweet water sources gradually. Besides, the trees are suffering from the disease called ‘top dying’ which was recorded officially two decades back, according to officials.

The UNESCO declared the Sundarban — 6,017 square kilometers including three wildlife sanctuaries — a world heritage.

Death of a young tigress due to beating by angry villagers on January 22 sparked a controversy among experts as natural water and food sources became scarce.  Read more...

Sundarban water warming faster than global average

Khulna, Bangladesh : In the Sundarbans, surface water temperature has been rising at the rate of 0.5 degree Celsius per decade over the past three decades, eight times the rate of global warming, says a new study, reports Times of India on Tuesday.

That makes the Sundarbans one of the worst climate change hotspots on the globe.

The study, carried out over 27 years from 1980 by scientists from India and the US, found a change of 1.5 degrees Celsius, a clear challenge to the survival of flora and fauna in the world’s largest  Read more...

The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India's Sundarban

The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India’s Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate change drives them to prowl into villages for food, experts said on Monday.

Wildlife experts say endangered tigers in the world’s largest reserve are turning on humans because rising sea levels and coastal erosion are steadily shrinking  Read more...

Bangladesh is gifted with bounty of nature: CA

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed on Friday said Bangladesh is gifted with the bounty of nature and abundance of beauty and these natural resources can contribute immensely to the promotion of tourism industry of the country.

Though Bangladesh is new as a tourist destination, it has already made a berth in the  Read more...