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It Is Up to Us to Save the Sundarbans
Two university students argue that the shrinking Sundarbans and its endangered wildlife must be protected before it is too late.
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Sundarbans
Environment
Sundarbans Has Lost 3 Per Cent of Its Forest in 51 Years
A Change Initiative study finds the Sundarbans lost about 3 per cent of its dense forest between 1973 and 2024, while wetland area grew and toxins spread.
Environment
Tigers Must Be Protected to Save the Sundarbans: Forest Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister Begum Habibun Nahar said at a meeting in Koyra, Khulna, that tigers must be protected to protect the Sundarbans.
Environment
Three Tigers Filmed Swimming Across Rivers in the Sundarbans, Video Goes Viral
Tourists on two luxury cruisers and forest guards filmed three tigers swimming across rivers in the Sundarbans' Sharankhola range as the tourist season opened.
Fisheries
Fishing Goes On Freely in the Sundarbans Despite the Ban
Fishing and crab catching continue in the Sundarbans during the three-month breeding-season ban, with 101 people detained in two months and locals alleging collusion.
Environment
Pig From the Sundarbans Bites Man in Shyamnagar Village
A pig that swam across a river from the Sundarbans into a village in Satkhira's Shyamnagar upazila bit and seriously injured a 47-year-old man.
Environment
Python Rescued Near Homes Released Into the Sundarbans
A python rescued from a tree on the bank of the Pashur river near the Sundarbans in Mongla has been released back into the forest.
Fisheries
Crabs Poached in the Sundarbans Using 'Fishing Passes'
Defying the breeding-season ban, fishers are entering the Sundarbans on fishing passes to catch crabs, allegedly with the connivance of forest staff, which officials deny.
Environment
Deer Strays Into Village in Search of Food, Released Into Forest
A spotted deer that strayed into a village in Bhola's Lalmohan in search of food and fresh water was rescued by locals and released into a mangrove forest.
Agribusiness
Sundhi Turtle Brought for Sale Rescued in Mongla
Forest staff in Mongla rescued a rare freshwater sundhi turtle that a smuggler had brought to market for sale, and released it into a pond.
Environment
Crocodiles, Tokay Gecko and Birds Released in the Sundarbans
Crocodiles, a tokay gecko and birds seized from various places were released into the forest and waterbodies at Karamjal in the Sundarbans.
Fisheries
Fisherman Dies of Snakebite in the Sundarbans
A 24-year-old fisherman, Monirul Gazi, died of a snakebite while drying fish at Dublar Char in the Sundarbans.
Environment
Huge Python Rescued From Homestead in Morrelganj
Forest officials rescued an 11-foot python weighing 20kg from a homestead in Morrelganj, Bagerhat, and released it into the reserve forest.