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Introduction. Twenty years ago, the fishermen say they would never have been able to venture through the mangrove creek in eastern India to catch fish, too fearful of the tigers that stalked the area for prey and shelter. But the once lush, dense mangrove cover is sparse now — reduced to decaying branches — and the big cats have now moved on in search of food and protection.
Wildlife experts say rising sea levels and coastal erosion caused by global warming are steadily shrinking the mangroves of Sunderbans, threatening the survival of the endangered tigers.