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Marine Battalion, Drone Squadron: Border Force's Plan To Secure Sunderbans Against Infiltration
A marine battalion comprising more than 1,100 personnel, a squadron of about 40 drones and all-terrain vehicles are part of a plan devised by the BSF to secure the Sunderbans mangrove region against smuggling and infiltration.
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Annual Tiger Census In Sunderbans To Begin From November 27
The annual tiger census in West Bengal's Sunderbans will begin on November 27, a senior Forest department official said on Friday.
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"Number In Sundarbans...": Bengal Minister Disputes Centre's Tiger Data
West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick on Monday said the central government's report putting the number of tigers in Sundarbans at 100 does not reflect reality, as the population of big cats there ought to be higher.
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Cyclone Sitrang To Mainly Affect Sunderbans, Heavy Rain Likely In Bengal
The cyclonic storm developing in the Bay of Bengal will primarily impact the Sunderbans spread over West Bengal and Bangladesh, the Met Department said on Sunday.
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Bengal Tiger Caught After 16 Hours Of Eluding Sunderbans Forest Personnel
An adult Royal Bengal Tiger, which had strayed into a village in Kultali area of South 24 Parganas district, was trapped in a cage on Tuesday night after eluding forest personnel and villagers for 16 hours, Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick said.
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Tiger Drags Away Woman Out To Catch Crabs In Sunderbans
A 40-year-old woman was dragged away by a tiger into the forest in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday when she was out with her husband to catch crabs, officials said.
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Sunderbans Villagers To Farm Fish In Ponds, Stay Away From Tiger Habitat
The West Bengal Forest Department on Monday distributed fingerling fish to villagers in Sunderbans in South 24 Parganas district to dissuade them from going into creeks, adjacent to the core forest area, to catch shrimps, crabs and collect firewood.
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Man Dies After Woman Fails To Save Him From Tiger In Sunderbans
A crab catcher was mauled to death by a tiger in the Sunderbans, in spite of the desperate effort of his wife to save him, a forest official said on Thursday.
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Tiger Kills Woman Catching Crabs In Sunderbans
A crab catcher was mauled to death by a tiger in the Sunderbans on Tuesday, a forest official said.
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Bangladesh's Power Plants Put Sunderbans On "Sites In Danger": Report
The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest, a media report said on Saturday.
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On Camera, Fishermen Poke Tiger In Sunderban River With Stick
A Royal Bengal Tiger was filmed swimming across a river in the Sunderban National Park when a trawler of fishermen drove straight towards it. The fishermen could be seen prodding at the tiger with a long wooden stick.
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6 Tigers From Assam To Be Introduced In West Bengal's Buxa Reserve
Following the success of tiger relocation at Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, wildlife experts and forest officials have proposed introduction of six big cats in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve. The tigers will come from Assam. Fringed by forests of Bhutan and Assam, and tea gardens, Buxa in north Bengal has not reported consistent sighting ...
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8-Foot Long Tiger Skin Seized In Bengal's Hashimara
An 8-foot long tiger skin was seized from four men in north Bengal's Hashimara today, who told the police that they were promised Rs 16 lakh for it.
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Sunderbans Kids to Learn Tiger Conservation; Educate Elders
Schoolchildren in Sunderbans area will learn about tiger conservation and cascade the expereiences to their elders through an ambitious project that has been started from the heart of the world's largest mangrove, also home of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
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Child Among 2 Killed in Crude Bomb Explosion in West Bengal
Two persons were killed on the spot and a 12-year-old girl died in hospital after some crude bombs exploded at Sambhunaager village in the Sunderbans in West Bengal.
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Marine Battalion, Drone Squadron: Border Force's Plan To Secure Sunderbans Against Infiltration
A marine battalion comprising more than 1,100 personnel, a squadron of about 40 drones and all-terrain vehicles are part of a plan devised by the BSF to secure the Sunderbans mangrove region against smuggling and infiltration.
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Annual Tiger Census In Sunderbans To Begin From November 27
The annual tiger census in West Bengal's Sunderbans will begin on November 27, a senior Forest department official said on Friday.
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"Number In Sundarbans...": Bengal Minister Disputes Centre's Tiger Data
West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick on Monday said the central government's report putting the number of tigers in Sundarbans at 100 does not reflect reality, as the population of big cats there ought to be higher.
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Cyclone Sitrang To Mainly Affect Sunderbans, Heavy Rain Likely In Bengal
The cyclonic storm developing in the Bay of Bengal will primarily impact the Sunderbans spread over West Bengal and Bangladesh, the Met Department said on Sunday.
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Bengal Tiger Caught After 16 Hours Of Eluding Sunderbans Forest Personnel
An adult Royal Bengal Tiger, which had strayed into a village in Kultali area of South 24 Parganas district, was trapped in a cage on Tuesday night after eluding forest personnel and villagers for 16 hours, Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick said.
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Tiger Drags Away Woman Out To Catch Crabs In Sunderbans
A 40-year-old woman was dragged away by a tiger into the forest in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday when she was out with her husband to catch crabs, officials said.
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Sunderbans Villagers To Farm Fish In Ponds, Stay Away From Tiger Habitat
The West Bengal Forest Department on Monday distributed fingerling fish to villagers in Sunderbans in South 24 Parganas district to dissuade them from going into creeks, adjacent to the core forest area, to catch shrimps, crabs and collect firewood.
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Man Dies After Woman Fails To Save Him From Tiger In Sunderbans
A crab catcher was mauled to death by a tiger in the Sunderbans, in spite of the desperate effort of his wife to save him, a forest official said on Thursday.
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Tiger Kills Woman Catching Crabs In Sunderbans
A crab catcher was mauled to death by a tiger in the Sunderbans on Tuesday, a forest official said.
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Bangladesh's Power Plants Put Sunderbans On "Sites In Danger": Report
The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest, a media report said on Saturday.
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On Camera, Fishermen Poke Tiger In Sunderban River With Stick
A Royal Bengal Tiger was filmed swimming across a river in the Sunderban National Park when a trawler of fishermen drove straight towards it. The fishermen could be seen prodding at the tiger with a long wooden stick.
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6 Tigers From Assam To Be Introduced In West Bengal's Buxa Reserve
Following the success of tiger relocation at Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, wildlife experts and forest officials have proposed introduction of six big cats in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve. The tigers will come from Assam. Fringed by forests of Bhutan and Assam, and tea gardens, Buxa in north Bengal has not reported consistent sighting ...
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8-Foot Long Tiger Skin Seized In Bengal's Hashimara
An 8-foot long tiger skin was seized from four men in north Bengal's Hashimara today, who told the police that they were promised Rs 16 lakh for it.
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Sunderbans Kids to Learn Tiger Conservation; Educate Elders
Schoolchildren in Sunderbans area will learn about tiger conservation and cascade the expereiences to their elders through an ambitious project that has been started from the heart of the world's largest mangrove, also home of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
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Child Among 2 Killed in Crude Bomb Explosion in West Bengal
Two persons were killed on the spot and a 12-year-old girl died in hospital after some crude bombs exploded at Sambhunaager village in the Sunderbans in West Bengal.
