Today (Monday) is Global Tiger Day that reminds all of the urgent need to protect tigers and their habitats. A target was set by the world leaders from 13 tiger range countries at the 2010 Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit to double the wild tiger population. To honour our pledge to conserve tigers in the country, we need to engage the communities around the tiger habitats, reports UNB.
Bangladesh Sundarbans is the last stronghold for country's only tiger population. Tigers are the guardians of the Sundarbans and the communities around the Sundarbans are the guardians of the tigers there. WildTeam with the support from the Forest Department could successfully engage the communities to conserve tigers in the Sundarbans - once hunters turned protectors, thus building a social capital to protect the national animal.
Today there are 340 Village Tiger Response Team (VTRT) members in 49 teams to address stray tiger incidents around the 76 villages of the Sundarbans. There are 55 "BaghBandhu" (friends of tigers) and 50 "TigerScouts", who are the advocates of tiger conservation in the Sundarbans.
Global Tiger Day today
FE Team | Published: July 29, 2024 00:35:34
Global Tiger Day today
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