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Move to supplement tiger prey base in Sunderbans forest [1]

Ananya Dutta

KOLKATA: To combat the situation of an increasing number of incidents of tigers straying into the inhabited areas of the Sunderbans islands and attacking the locals, the authorities have decided to introduce deer in the forested areas to supplement the prey base for the big cats.

Publication Date: 
22/12/2009
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Sundarban NP [3], Wildlife [4], Tiger [5], West Bengal [6]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sundarban-np
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal