Nature of human–tiger conflict in Indian Sundarban
The Sundarban biosphere reserve is the largest mangrove forest in the world, situated partially in India and Bangladesh. This eco-sensitive estuarine delta is designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site. The population density of this estuarine forest region has been relatively low for a long past...
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| description | The Sundarban biosphere reserve is the largest mangrove forest in the world, situated partially in India and Bangladesh. This eco-sensitive estuarine delta is designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site. The population density of this estuarine forest region has been relatively low for a long past, but in last few decades it is increasing rapidly, especially after the partition of India. This is creating an immense pressure on forest resources. Mangrove forest area has been converting into arable land, putting all natural animal and local people in a precarious situation. The Sundarban usually is the home of Royal Bengal Tiger, one of the famous endangered species. Due to massive deforestation the habitat of tigers is being destroyed and as a result tigers sometimes attack nearby villagers. The forest dwellers of Sundarban are dependent on the forest resources for their livelihood for which they collect wax, honey, firewood etc. Such human intervention in the forest is changing the composition of core, outer core and buffer forests of Sundarban. This results an increased human–tiger conflict in the study area. The present research work aims to enquire the probable reason of such. Following an intensive study it has been found that, the outer-core of the forest areas are the most vulnerable part of the forest where most of the human–tiger conflicts have been reported and most of the casualties have been identified among the people who are entirely dependent of forest resources for their livelihood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6bf21126a1c4e5691334620b7f7a2d12023-06-19T04:29:51ZengElsevierTrees, Forests and People2666-71932023-06-0112100401Nature of human–tiger conflict in Indian SundarbanSarbendu Bikash Dhar0Saikat Mondal1Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India; Corresponding author.Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, IndiaThe Sundarban biosphere reserve is the largest mangrove forest in the world, situated partially in India and Bangladesh. This eco-sensitive estuarine delta is designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site. The population density of this estuarine forest region has been relatively low for a long past, but in last few decades it is increasing rapidly, especially after the partition of India. This is creating an immense pressure on forest resources. Mangrove forest area has been converting into arable land, putting all natural animal and local people in a precarious situation. The Sundarban usually is the home of Royal Bengal Tiger, one of the famous endangered species. Due to massive deforestation the habitat of tigers is being destroyed and as a result tigers sometimes attack nearby villagers. The forest dwellers of Sundarban are dependent on the forest resources for their livelihood for which they collect wax, honey, firewood etc. Such human intervention in the forest is changing the composition of core, outer core and buffer forests of Sundarban. This results an increased human–tiger conflict in the study area. The present research work aims to enquire the probable reason of such. Following an intensive study it has been found that, the outer-core of the forest areas are the most vulnerable part of the forest where most of the human–tiger conflicts have been reported and most of the casualties have been identified among the people who are entirely dependent of forest resources for their livelihood.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266671932300033XHuman–wildlife conflictPopulation growthLand use changeBuilt up areaSundarban forestPanthera tigris |
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| title | Nature of human–tiger conflict in Indian Sundarban |
| title_full | Nature of human–tiger conflict in Indian Sundarban |
| title_fullStr | Nature of human–tiger conflict in Indian Sundarban |
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| title_short | Nature of human–tiger conflict in Indian Sundarban |
| title_sort | nature of human tiger conflict in indian sundarban |
| topic | Human–wildlife conflict Population growth Land use change Built up area Sundarban forest Panthera tigris |
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