Just as I finished my simple lunch of rice with dal and a mild vegetable curry, Manoj Mondol, my nature guide, approached me with a frown on his face. "Bad news," he said.
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Tiger spotting among the mangroves
A conservation lesson in South Asia's forested Sundarbans region
A boat plies the river in the Sundarbans National Park -- the world's largest mangrove forest. Located in the delta formed by the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, the forest is described by UNESCO as "one of the most biologically productive of all natural ecosystems." (Photo by Charukesi Ramadurai)
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