Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

Gary F. Collins, USAIDâ€™s Bagh (Bengal Tiger Conservation) Activity

24-May-16 14:30

Deep in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, elusive, majestic beasts lurk. The Royal Bengal tiger, slinking amidst the trees, seeing but not being seen. Or are they? The actual number of Bengal tigers in Bangladesh remains unknown and their fate is equally uncertain. Based on What Is The Future Of The Bengal Tiger?, published on Esquire, Gary F Collins of USAID’s Bagh Activity, discusses human-tiger conflict and the work being done to save the Bengal tiger.

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