The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the ...

The salinity assault comes from both land and sea: Upstream dams on rivers in India have reduced freshwater flow into the Sundarbans, while sea-level rise caused by climate change is flushing more ...

The Sundarbans estuarine mangroves, spanning the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers along the Bay of Bengal, constitute the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem. This expansive ...

The Sundarbans is crisscrossed by numerous rivers, streams and canals, which overflow during high tide, allowing water to enter the forest. However, when a fire breaks out in the Sundarbans, an ...

Three are roaming in different rivers and canals of the Sundarbans but one crocodile went out of the mangrove forest, in Barishal. However, satellite data shows that it is now returning to the ...