CANADA: Wild Bengal tigers are becoming more of a rarity in the world. A recent census in Bangladesh showed that the actual number of the country’s national animal is significantly less than previously believed, and some speculate that the Bengal tiger may go from endangered to extinct in the near future.
Bangladesh is home to what was recently believed to be approximately 440 Bengal tigers, who reside in a unique area of the country called the Sundarbans.
The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, run along the northern coast of the Indian ocean, and are home to the world’s largest tiger population, which is split between Bangladesh and India.
Though roughly 60 percent of the Sundarbans lie in Bangladesh, a recent census determined that there are substantially fewer Bengal tigers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans than originally thought, and that has conservationists concerned.
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