Conflict Tiger Resolution, Bangladesh

In January 2010, the tiger was named by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as the species most at risk of extinction.

An important population of wild Bengal tigers remains in the Sundarbans Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. However, interactions between humans and tigers have resulted in the unnecessary deaths of humans, tigers and livestock. Wildlife Vets International has been asked by the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh to help implement their Sunderbans Tiger Project, working to protect tigers and villagers.

A main focus of this project's work is to strengthen the infrastructure for managing problem tigers. WVI specialist vet John Lewis is providing veterinary input into training conservation personnel to safely immobilise, capture and transport tigers that stray too close to human populations.

Wildlife Vets International’s input will help to:

• Greatly improve the capacity of the Forest Department to deal with problem tigers;


• Reduce the numbers of tigers and people killed each year;


• Improve local attitudes towards tigers;


• Assist the Sundarbans Tiger Project with the long-term conservation of the tiger.

More information

For more information about the conservation of Bengal Tigers in the Sunderbans, and the training that Wildlife Vets International is providing, follow these links:

• Bangladesh Tigers- case study
• WVI visit report 2010
• WVI visit report 2010 summary
• Sundarbans Tiger Project
• Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh