Women collect shrimp in Harinagar, earning around 80 taka (around $1.10) a day. Many people opt to farm shrimp instead of working in the jungle, where they could earn more money. The risks they would encounter
Women collect shrimp in Harinagar, earning around 80 taka (around $1.10) a day. Many people opt to farm shrimp instead of working in the jungle, where they could earn more money. The risks they would encounter in the jungle are best avoided. The Sundarbans forest in Southern Bangladesh is the largest mangrove forest in the world. There are an estimated five hundred Royal Bengal tigers in the Sunderbans, and about fifty to sixty thousand people depend on the land, rivers and forest for their living. As climate change, hurricanes and cyclones continue to affect the area, the fresh water that once irrigated farmers fields has turned salty, rendering the fields useless. Many people live barely one meter above sea level. Because of rising sea levels and shrinking forest, humans and tigers are fighting for space. The farmers are forced into the forest to hunt for honey, fish, or collect crabs, putting them at risk for a tiger attack.