Fisherfolk in the Sundarbans wilfully ignore the government ban on the use of fine-mesh current nets which is fast depleting various species of fish in the area. The livelihoods of a few hundred ...

Netting of fish has been banned in all the canals of Sundarbans from July 1 to August 31 in order to promote safe breeding and to preserve aquatic animals. The move is also being imposed to stop ...

Khulna, Feb. 20 -- Over 10,000 fishermen in the Sundarbans have suspended their fishing activities amid growing fears of attacks by forest pirates, highlighting renewed security concerns in the region ...

Six people have been detained for illegally catching fish in the Satkhira range of the Sundarbans, forest officials said on Wednesday. The detainees have been identified as Mafizul Sardar, 45, son of ...

Sankizahan in Kultali area of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem made of islands, rivers and creeks, used to be a village of fishermen who hunted on traditional and motorised boats ...

Climate change poses a threat to the Sundarbans region, home to millions of marginalized people and shelter for millions of animals. Wildlife trafficking, overfishing and fishing with poison have ...

Researchers have detected microplastics in the gut of 13 estuarine edible fish species in the Sundarbans, raising concerns about damage to the mangroves' ecosystem and a possible impact on human ...

Kolkata: A study to unravel the detrimental effects of pollution on fishing cats — the state animal of Bengal — in the Indian Sundarbans is set to start next week. To be led by a Calcutta University ...

Densely planted multiple species of mangroves and salt-tolerant grasses have partially restored mangrove patches around Ramganga village in Indian Sundarbans 1. This has increased near-shore native ...