The Sundarban of India and Bangladesh (about 6000 km²) are the only mangrove forests inhabited by a sizeable population of tigers. The adjoining area also supports one of the highest human densities and experiences severe human-tiger conflicts. We used GPS-Satellite and VHF radio-collars on 6 (3 males and 3 female) tigers to study their ranging patterns and habitat preference.
Original Source [2]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/ranging-activity-and-habitat-use-tigers-mangrove-forests-sundarban
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0152119
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dipanjan-naha
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yadvendradev-v-jhala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/qamar-qureshi-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sundarbans
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
