UNB,Bagerhat : Tiger population in the Sundarbans may fall from the previous 2004 census, according to a preliminary analysis of Bangladesh-India Joint Tiger Census Project.Experts from both Bangladesh and India are currently examining about 1,500 images and footprints of big cats taken from the Sundarbans through camera trapping.After analysing the images and footprints of tigers with Indian experts for seven days, project coordinator M Zahidul Kabir returned home from India on Thursday.According the preliminary findings of the analysis of experts, Kabir said, the tiger population will decline in the Sundarbans. “It’s almost clear that the ongoing census will find less tigers in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans than the previous ones.”Zahidul Kabir, also divisional forest officer of the Wildlife Conservation Circle of the Forest Department, told UNB that they are still analysing the footages of the trap cameras and the pugmarks. “Earlier, Indian experts also worked with us here for seven days to examine the images and footprints of tigers. We’re also exchanging information with Indian experts through email.”
