Tiger Protection
Along with a nongovernmental organization known as WildTeam, the Forest Department of Bangladesh has made many strides towards protecting the Royal Bengal Tiger population. Their main accomplishment was the creation of Village Tiger Response Teams (VTRT), which are located in areas with significant human-tiger conflict.
Poaching and Illegal Trade
Unlike the Indian Sundarbans, there is still widespread belief in the healing power and overall benefits of tiger parts within the Bangladeshi Sundarbans. The results of a study in 2016 by Samia Saif showed that 62% of respondents believed in the value of tiger parts, and that 24% of the respondents had previously used tiger parts to cure an illness. These beliefs, as well as international demand for tiger fur, have been the leading factors behind tiger poaching in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans. Can
Conservation Strategies
One of the main differences between Bangladesh conservation strategies and Indian conservation strategies is that Bangladesh is try to obtain a greater understand of local culture and to include Sundarbans inhabitants in the conservation efforts.
