Tiger census

It is difficult to imagine the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forests, without tigers

According to a report published in The Independent on Saturday a tiger census using camera trapping method will begin in the Sundarbans in mid-November. The census comes at a time when it is widely believed by animal conservationists that the very survival of the majestic animal is at stake. In the last couple of decades there has been an alarming dwindling population of the tigers in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans. Quite intriguingly in the Indian part the number of tigers is twice as high in a roaming area of 100 sq kilometres as in the Bangladesh part. 
It is difficult to imagine the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forests and UNESCO heritage sites, without tigers. The symbiotic relations between the tiger and deer populations in the forest will vanish and how it will affect the other flora and fauna is not too hard to imagine. It is for such reasons this species of tiger must not be allowed to disappear from the forest. The world is quite aware of the threat to different species of big cats. It is because of this the International Tiger Forum was established. In its last convention at St. Petersburg, Russia, member countries were asked to improve management of their respective forests by following some set guidelines. Clearly, Bangladesh has faltered on those and the tigers of the forest have been paying for human failings and administrative laxity.
The tiger’s habitat is a vital wildlife sanctuary and a natural bulwark against the sea. Our ability to protect both the tiger and the Sundarbans, then, is an indicator of our development as a nation. Other nations which have undergone industrialisation and population growth have been able to use increasing prosperity to improve their ability to preserve wildlife and the environment. There is no reason Bangladesh should not be able to do the same, and protect its most iconic animal.
The issue of protecting the Royal Bengal Tiger cannot be left to inept hands any more. By protecting the animal, the country will protect the Sunderbans which in its turn acts as a protection against sea surge and cyclone for the country. It is the responsibility of all concerned to be respectful to the bio-diversity of the forest and reduce human interference to the minimum. The use of waterways in parts of the forest for passage of tankers and ships is a grave mistake. 

 

Tiger census

It is difficult to imagine the Sundarbans, the worlds largest mangrove forests, without tigers

According to a report published in The Independent on Saturday a tiger census using camera trapping method will begin in the Sundarbans in mid-November. The census comes at a time when it is widely believed by animal conservationists that the very survival of the majestic animal is at stake. In the last couple of decades there has been an alarming dwindling population of the tigers in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans. Quite intriguingly in the Indian part the number of tigers is twice as high in a roaming area of 100 sq kilometres as in the Bangladesh part. It is difficult to imagine the Sundarbans, the worlds largest mangrove forests and UNESCO heritage sites, without tigers. The symbiotic relations between the tiger and deer populations in the forest will vanish and how it will affect the other flora and fauna is not too hard to imagine. It is for such reasons this species of tiger must not be allowed to disappear from the forest. The world is quite aware of the threat to different species of big cats. It is because of this the International Tiger Forum was established. In its last convention at St. Petersburg, Russia, member countries were asked to improve management of their respective forests by following some set guidelines. Clearly, Bangladesh has faltered on those and the tigers of the forest have been paying for human failings and administrative laxity. The tigers habitat is a vital wildlife sanctuary and a natural bulwark against the sea. Our ability to protect both the tiger and the Sundarbans, then, is an indicator of our development as a nation. Other nations which have undergone industrialisation and population growth have been able to use increasing prosperity to improve their ability to preserve wildlife and the environment. There is no reason Bangladesh should not be able to do the same, and protect its most iconic animal. The issue of protecting the Royal Bengal Tiger cannot be left to inept hands any more. By protecting the animal, the country will protect the Sunderbans which in its turn acts as a protection against sea surge and cyclone for the country. It is the responsibility of all concerned to be respectful to the bio-diversity of the forest and reduce human interference to the minimum. The use of waterways in parts of the forest for passage of tankers and ships is a grave mistake.