After Oil Spill, Unique Mangrove Forest Faces More Threats

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After Oil Spill, Unique Mangrove Forest Faces More Threats [1]

On December 9, 2014, a wrecked tanker released approximately 94,000 gallons (78,271 Imperial gallons) of heavy fuel oil into the Shela River, which runs through the Sundarbans, the sprawling and re

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08/05/2015

Source: National Geographic News [2]

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