Module 418-G Special Paper: Environmental Geography
28. Briefly analyze the nature of man-animal conflict of in forest-society
interface of Sundarbans.
Introduction
The Sundarban Biosphere Reserve is the world’s largest mangrove forest facing some environmental and
socio-economic problems. Unlike all of these problems, the man-animal conflict in the Sundarban is one
of the main focuses of this study that demonstrates the nature of this conflict in forest-society interface
of Sundarban.
Nature of man-animal conflict in Sundarbans
The nature of man-animal conflict in Sundarbans is demonstrated with the respect to the Sundarban
Biosphere Reserve (SBR) which consists of three dignified zones (Core area, Buffer area and Transitional
area).
Generally, crab collectors, fishermen and honey collectors of Sundarbans are mostly the prey of
tigers in this region. Apparently, the intensity of human-tiger conflict is high in the central part
(eastern and western) of the biosphere reserve and it is low in the northern and southern side of
the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve region.
Figure 1: Occupation of tiger victims in the
Sundarban Region
According to the spatial extent of the man-animal conflict in the Sundarban region, during 2001
to 2013 like 33% of total villagers were the victims of the edge of the bank, 21% of the firewood
28. Briefly analyze the nature of man-animal conflict of in forest-society
interface of Sundarbans.
Introduction
The Sundarban Biosphere Reserve is the world’s largest mangrove forest facing some environmental and
socio-economic problems. Unlike all of these problems, the man-animal conflict in the Sundarban is one
of the main focuses of this study that demonstrates the nature of this conflict in forest-society interface
of Sundarban.
Nature of man-animal conflict in Sundarbans
The nature of man-animal conflict in Sundarbans is demonstrated with the respect to the Sundarban
Biosphere Reserve (SBR) which consists of three dignified zones (Core area, Buffer area and Transitional
area).
Generally, crab collectors, fishermen and honey collectors of Sundarbans are mostly the prey of
tigers in this region. Apparently, the intensity of human-tiger conflict is high in the central part
(eastern and western) of the biosphere reserve and it is low in the northern and southern side of
the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve region.
Figure 1: Occupation of tiger victims in the
Sundarban Region
According to the spatial extent of the man-animal conflict in the Sundarban region, during 2001
to 2013 like 33% of total villagers were the victims of the edge of the bank, 21% of the firewood
