Natural History and Conservation
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Mikey Leung in 1. General Information, Podcast
For a country this size, Bangladesh has been endowed with an extraordinary amount of natural wealth and abundance. While its floods do cause serious calamities to its people, the waters are also the source of rich Himalayan mineral deposits and without the yearly flooding, soil that already bears a heavy agricultural load would never replenish itself.
Conserving the Sundarbans Tigers: The Sundarbans Tiger Project speaks out
Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Editorials, Sundarbans
Tigers are in the news again, but finally we’re hearing from the conservationist side of the story. As Adam Barlow writes:
I hope, for the sake of the tigers, that there will be no further unbalanced attacks the media that are at best divisive and at worse damage tiger conservation. It is much easier to criticize [...]
Tiger collaring under controversy in Bangladesh
Posted on 01. Mar, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Editorials, Responsible Travel, Sundarbans
Some recent controversy has arisen over the work of the Sundarbans Tiger Project, a conservation project based in the Bangladesh side of the Sundarbans.
The issue mainly stems over whether the project is doing good by learning the habits of the majestic animal, or contributing to its demise. Its opponents argue that the drug used in [...]
