Bangladesh major hub for tiger poaching; India's endangered tigers top 3,600

Dhaka (AFP) July 28, 2023

Bangladesh remains a major hub for the poaching of endangered tigers despite government claims of a successful crackdown on pirate groups involved in the trade, according to research published Friday. The vast Sundarbans mangrove forest straddling India and Bangladesh hosts one of the world's largest populations of Bengal tigers. Their pelts, bones and flesh are bought by black marketeer