Govt implementing project to protect tigers: Minister
Saturday, 30 July 2022
The government is implementing a three-year project on 'Sundarbans Tiger Conservation Project' with an objective to protect 'Royal Bengal Tiger' of the mangrove forest.
Different programmes including Tiger conservation and research like tiger survey will begin soon under the project, reports BSS.
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin formally revealed this with a call to play strong role in protecting the tiger habitat in the Sundarbans while virtually connected to a discussion from his official residence in the city on Friday marking International Tiger Day-2022.
Under the project, the Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry will implement tiger survey, counting the numbers of tiger hunting animals like dear and wild pigs and construction of fencing, made of nylon, surrounding 60 kilometres of the forest areas close to the inhabitants.