Sundarbans News

Ganga Vilas Cruise to leave Kolkata on January 30 The ship has been docked at the Indenture Memorial (IM) Jetty Ganga Vilas Cruise will leave for Sundarbans

The Sundarbans of West Bengal is famous for Bengal Tiger. A video of two tigers wrestling has surfaced from this area.

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In 2016-17, there were 81 tigers in the Sundarban Tiger Reserve and it 2017-18, there was an increase of six tigers taking the total number to 87. 

For decades, the mangrove belt of Sundarbans has witnessed cutting of mangrove tress by  a section of local communities in certain areas especially in the reserve forests administered by two districts - North and South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. 

The tiny island in Sundarbans delta, home to 4,800 people, is endangered due to climate change.

It's been a bumpy ride for a 65-year-old yellow cab driver, Gazi Jalaluddin. A good student who was forced to give up formal education due to poverty, he now runs two schools and an orphanage in his native Sundarbans, ensuring a smoother journey for the underprivileged in a land at the mercy of the rivers.

The West Bengal government today said it was planning to project Sundarbans as a tourist destination, but the Centre was not coming forward with financial help to support the endeavour.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the decision was taken because people in the riverine area have specific set of problems.

Gangetic river dolphins are an endangered species and in order to preserve them, Bengal will soon acquire the country's first community reserve for the mammal.