Climate Trackers: Bengal Tiger

The Bengal tiger is a large solitary predator that needs a hunting ground of more than 100 km2. At present, the largest population of Bengal tigers live in the Sudarbans delta, a region straddling India and Bangladesh, where 100,000 km2 of mangrove forests and swamps still subsist. Mangrove swamps have an essential stabilising role in coastal zones, creating a natural barrier between the coast and the extreme climatic events from the ocean, such as high tides, hurricanes, and tsunamis.