Sundarbans
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Dolphins of Sundarbans Turn #FoodBloggers
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Water Monitor: Everyday life of a Misunderstood Dragon
Many myths surround the water monitor lizard. Some believe its forked tongue is evil. Some even think that it kills cattle. None of this is true. Watch to learn more about this mystical creature of the mangroves and its struggle for survival.
Video
How the Mangroves Guard the Sinking Sundarbans: Part II
In the Part I of the series, we saw how the Sundarbans faces the deadliest storms and cyclones in the world. But for years, resilient mangrove forests have stood guard against these storms. Here’s why their destruction could spell disaster for the already vulnerable region.
Video
Why the Sundarbans is Hit by Cyclones So Frequently: Part I
Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, has braved cyclones for hundreds of years, but over the last decade they have become faster, deadlier and more frequent. Is climate change to blame?
In our two-part series, we talk about why the delta faces constant calamities. Watch to know how a rising sea is adding to the crisis.
Video
Wildlife Puzzle: Green Pit Viper
Put together this jigsaw to see a fascinating pit viper in the Sundarbans
Interactive
Irrawaddy Dolphin: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about this social mammal
Infographic
Migrating Mangroves: Why Sundarbans’ Coast Guards Are Moving
Certain species of mangroves have started growing as far as over 180 kilometres away from the Sundarbans forest — some have even been spotted near Kolkata
Conservation
Raptors and the Fine Art of Fishing
Pallas’s fish-eagle, osprey, and peregrine falcon are just some of the numerous species of raptors found in India that have adapted, in varying degrees, to live and hunt by waterbodies
Photo Story
2020: Dark Clouds and Silver Linings
2020 has been like no other year. We are glad you stuck around and took this wild journey with us. Have a safe and hopeful new year
Multimedia
Jewels in the Air: Kingfishers of India
Found in diverse habitats from backyards to deep in the Sundarbans, here are cameos of the twelve species of kingfishers found in India
Photo Story
Feared, Loved, Worshipped: The Enigma of the Sundarbans Tiger
The Sundarbans is the single largest habitat of the tiger in Asia and the only mangrove forest in the world to shelter it. Watch how it rules the tidal forests, and the lives of the 4.5 million people who share its habitat
Video
Eye on the Tiger: Memories of Photographing the Wild Cat
Eight wildlife photographers talk about their most memorable tiger photographs from India’s forests
Photo Story
Mangroves: Forests, Coast Guards, Threats
Everything you need to know about these guardians of the coast
Explainer
The Mangrove Pitta: A Blue Streak in the Mud
Found only in mangrove habitats, the striking mangrove pitta is one India’s most beautiful and underappreciated birds
Species
The Sundarbans Inheritance: Protecting a People’s Legacy
One of India’s leading wildlife voices speaks of his love affair with the Sundarbans, in an excerpt from 'Wild Treasures' — a collection of stories from Asia’s most incredible natural UNESCO World Heritage sites
Book
Dog-faced Water Snake: Sludge and Salt in the Intertidal Zone
With their home in coastal mangroves, South Asian bokadams have adapted to sidewinding their way through the murk and slush of their watery habitat
Species
Roots of a Salt Forest: Mangroves as Coast Guards of the Sundarbans
An incredible, resilient network of roots supports one of the world’s largest mangrove forests and protects its islands from disastrous waves, tides, cyclones, and storms
Habitat
Croc Talk: Of Salt, Scales, and Swamps
The estuarine or saltwater crocodile is a mighty beast with a long lifespan and formidable reputation
Species
Guardians of the Sundari: Reviving the Mangroves in the Sundarbans
A group of women lead the way in efforts to bring the endangered Sundari tree back from the brink in their villages
Conservation
Living Dragons: Weapons, Defences and the Water Monitor Lizard
Though this predator is the second-largest lizard in the world, and very well adapted to the tropical environment it lives in, it is not at the top of the food chain
Species
Sundarbans: ‘Not a blade of grass grew…’
People in the Sundarbans of West Bengal, for long living on the edge, are now facing climate change – recurring cyclones, erratic rain, growing salinity, rising heat, depleting mangroves and more
News
What are Wetlands?
A wetland is land that is partially covered with water, or dotted with numerous salty or freshwater waterbodies
Explainer
Dhritiman Mukherjee: Wild Encounters in India
Award-winning wildlife and nature photographer and Roundglass ambassador Dhritiman Mukherjee talks about his philosophy, his travels and his craft.
Hero