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- Located at the mouth of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, these forests are home to the magnificent Bengal tiger. Uniquely adapted to the mangrove ecosystem, the Sundarbans tigers are strong and skilful swimmers, adept at hunting within the harsh, muddy terrain. The Indian Sundarbans are also home to 4.5 million people.
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Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans, in India and Bangladesh are estimated to kill from 0-50 (mean of 22.7 between 1947 and 1983) people per year. The Sundarbans is home to over 100 [2] Bengal tigers , [3] one of the largest single populations of tigers in one area.
Apr 29, 2024 · The largest population of Bengal tigers lives in Sundarbans National Park, in West Bengal, India. The national park covers about 1,330 square kilometers (328,680 acres) of the densely forested delta of the Ganges River. As human populations increase, so does conflict between humans and Bengal tigers.
Jan 1, 2023 · Tiger attacks increased in 2021 and 2022 in India’s Sundarbans because many people who had left the area were forced to return when the pandemic reduced economic opportunities in the cities, says Annu Jalais, author of Forest of Tigers: People, Politics and Environment in the Sundarbans.
Sep 11, 2023 · According to the last survey conducted in 2018, there were 114 tigers in the Bangladesh portion of the Sundarbans, while the number counted in 2004 was 440.
Nov 12, 2014 · By Candida Beveridge. BBC World Service. Five hundred Bengal tigers live in the largest mangrove forest on earth, situated on the border of India and Bangladesh. But so do more than a million...
Jun 11, 2014 · According to the official count, hundreds of tigers live in the forests of Sunderbans. Fisherman and honey-gatherer Rabin Majumdar was attacked by a tiger while at work inside the deep...
It is estimated that there are now 180 Bengal tigers and about 30,000 spotted deer in the area. The tigers are known to attack and kill humans who venture into the forest, with around 40 deaths recorded in 2000–2010.
