Every other tiger population on Earth drinks fresh water. The Sundarbans tigers, living across roughly 10,000 square kilometres of tidal mangrove forest straddling the India-Bangladesh border, ...

A Royal Bengal tiger cools off from the heat inside the Bangladesh National Zoo in Dhaka on April 7, 2026 – Copyright AFP Patrick T. Fallon Tigers are so feared in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest, supporting millions of people and myriad wildlife, including endangered tigers, which are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Jun 27, 2025, 10:30pm EDT The name "Sundarbans" means "beautiful ...

A recent survey shows there are only about 100 of these beautiful big cats living in the forest, and the number is much lower than previously thought, said a top forestry official on Monday, according ...

The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the ...

JHARKHALI, India -- The fishermen were hauling in the first net of the morning when the tiger pounced. Kumaresh Mondal managed to run a few steps before the 450-pound beast knocked him down with a ...

The Sundarbans in India is a vast mangrove forest – a place where rivers and the sea meet and nourish a vibrant yet fragile ecosystem. Home to myriad reptiles, birds and the iconic and endangered ...

Kolkata: The Sundarbans is preparing for its annual tiger census, with authorities extending this year’s survey period to 45 days, from December 1 to early January. As many as 1,444 cameras will be ...

In 2007, Cyclone Sidr ripped through the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. The forest took the brunt of the ...

"If a tiger is killed in the Sundarbans, it creates a turmoil in the ecosystem," said Mohammad Abdul Aziz, a zoology expert at Bangladesh's Jahangirnagar University. The creatures' power is also ...