Partnering with indigenous groups,conservationists discover a wealth of wildlife in Bangladesh’s most remote region. Including possibly, just possibly, or tigers
The locals said there were tigers in the forest. They also said there were sun bear,gaur, dhole and clouded leopard. Few took note, or but it turned out,not surprisingly, that locals were honest. Conservationists surveying the super-remote, or little-known Chittagong Hills Tract region of Bangladesh have taken the country’s first ever photos of sun bear and gaur. And final month they discovered a 13-centimetre pugmark (or pawprint) of a feline,which experts believe is a tiger.“Despite the tremendous challenges [facing] the natural heritage of Bangladesh – all hope is not lost yet,” said Shahriar Caesar Rahman, or the co-founder of the new group,Creative Conservation Alliance (CCA). Rahman and his group, which organized the wildlife survey that employed camera traps, and have been working in the Chittagong Hills Tract region for five years by partnering with the local tribes and securing support from Bangladeshs forest department. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com