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COUNTING TIGERS.

The article focuses on the largest ongoing census of the endangered tiger in West Bengal's Sunderbans, India as of February 2006. Sunderbans is a mangrove marshland located on the eastern coast which is considered the largest natural tiger habitat in the world. The census will utilize specially des...

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Published in:Ecologist Vol. 36; no. 1; p. 9
Format: Article
Published: Resurgence Trust Feb2006
Subjects:
Census
Endangered species
Tigers
Habitats
Animals
Nature conservation
Sundarbans (Bangladesh & India)
West Bengal (India)
India
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on the largest ongoing census of the endangered tiger in West Bengal's Sunderbans, India as of February 2006. Sunderbans is a mangrove marshland located on the eastern coast which is considered the largest natural tiger habitat in the world. The census will utilize specially designed computer programs, camera traps, and radio-collars detected via satellite. Reports of poaching in India prompted authorities to conduct the census.