The men of the Sundarbans brave tiger attacks and snake-infested waters to gather honey, often sacrificing their lives for ...

is the Sundarbans, the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest. Spanning nearly 4,000 square miles on both sides of the Indian-Bangladeshi border, this dense swamp of flood-tolerant trees ...

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KOLKATA: Instead of Tuesdays, Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (STR) will now stay shut every Friday. The decision, as per the notice issued on Tuesday, will come into effect from Dec 1. This has taken ...

The Bengal region's Sundarbans, nourished by the Gangetic ... Kipling's The Jungle Book and is home to the rare Barasingha (swamp deer), tigers, leopards, and a diverse bird population.

The fire that broke out in the forest near Tepar Beel area under Kolomteji Camp in Dhansagar forest station of the Sundarbans East Division yesterday has been brought under control. Dhansagar ...

And, the Sundarbans image focuses on one of the world’s largest mangrove forests. The satellite’s high-resolution spectral imagery helps researchers track forest health, detect mangrove stress ...