Tiger conservation in Bangladesh
Copyright Elisabeth Farhni Mansur and Rubaiyat Mansur Mowgli
ZSL is working with the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh to conserve one of the world’s largest remaining populations of tigers along with its home in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.
ZSL staff helped create the 
Bangladesh Tiger Action Plan (4.4 MB), which addresses a full range of tiger conservation issues from tiger and prey poaching to woodcutting, using holistic solutions combining law enforcement, education and livelihood initiatives.
Sharing our Success: First ever translocation of stray tiger back to safety
ZSL is part of the Sundarbans Tiger Project (STP), which started as a scientific research project but has since grown into a holistic conservation programme.
Recently, ZSL and STP assisted the Bangladesh Forest Department in the first ever translocation of a stray tiger (such tigers are usually beaten to death) back to the safety of the forest.
Blogging from the Sundarbans
ZSL conservationists in the Sundarbans are blogging about their experiences, challenges and successes of the integral work they are doing with the endangered Indian tiger.
Tigers in the forest
The Sundarbans mangrove forest lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal.
As the area is home to one of the largest surviving single populations of tigers in the world, it is clear that conserving the tigers in Bangladesh will therefore contribute massively to the conservation of the species as a whole.
However, despite being legally protected since 1974, the tiger remains very endangered.
Living with Tigers
What would you do if a wild tiger was lurking in your back garden?
It is astonishing to think that this is an everyday reality for the poor families living in the villages bordering the Sundarban mangrove forest that spans Bangladesh and India. These big cats are on the brink of extinction, but faced with the threat of attack on top of a daily struggle against poverty, would you be so keen to conserve the tiger?
Donate to this project
With less than 4000 left in the world - and less than 500 in Bangladesh - tigers need your help.
All donations will go to directly to Sundarbans tiger conservation. Help us to save the tiger.
