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106 remain in Bangladeshi section of Sundarbans

Xinhua, July 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

The number of Bengal tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest has decreased drastically as only some 100 Bengal tigers were found in the Sundarbans national region's Bangladeshi part, said a new survey.

Bangladesh's Forest Department Survey, with the technical support of Wildlife Institute of India, was themed Tiger Abundance in Bangladesh Sundarbans, disclosed that there are only 106 tigers are living in Bangladesh's part.

Experts said overrated poaching in and around the forest creates pollution for the reduction of Bengal Tiger population in Bangladesh.

The earlier governmental tiger census carried out in 2004 with pug mark method estimated the number of tiger in Bangladesh Sundarbans in 440.

"This is the first ever effort to quantify tiger abundance in Bangladesh Sundarbans based on a robust scientific protocol using camera traps and double sampling approach," the report said.

The study was carried out under the Strengthening Regional Cooperation of Wildlife Protection project funded by the World Bank for both Bangladesh and Indian portions of Sundarbans in between 2013 and 2014. Endi