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Mallick, N.
Control of human tiger conflict in Sundarban Tiger Reserve
2013 Full Book
Sundarban is the largest mangrove forest in the world with high biodiversity value. This is the only mangrove forest in the world where tigers are found. Tigers of Sundarban forests are known for their ferocity, man eating behavior and peculiar habit of straying into human habitations. This particular behavior of the Sundarban tiger is the main reason of conflict with the local inhabitants. People living in the vicinity of forest are heavily dependent on forest for livelihood. This is a major problem in Sundarban tiger reserve and specific measures are taken to control this. The present article describes the causes, types, nature of human tiger conflict in Sundarbans and measures taken to control it.
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