Humans aren't natural prey for elephants and tigers, but in the Sundarban islands of West Bengal, India, an alarming number of people have been attacked -- even eaten -- by these wild beasts.

On January 30, the Indian Sundarban was accorded the status of ‘Wetland of International Importance’ under the Ramsar Convention. The Sundarbans comprises hundreds of islands and a network of ...

Kolkata: On Sunday as siblings across West Bengal celebrated 'Bhaiphota', the women of Sundarbans coastal communities honoured a different kind of brother — the resilient mangroves that shielded ...