Celebration of International Tiger Day, 2021:

On the occasion of “International Tiger Day”, a programme was organized by the Sundarban Tiger Reserve at the Shajnekhali National Park, where Forest Officials of Sundarban Tiger Reserve including the Field Director, Mr. Tapas Das, Deputy Field Director, Mr. S. Jones. Justin, Assistant Field Director, Mr. Partha Pratim Tripathy attended. The NGOs working in and around the STR region, Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) members along with other forest staff from Sundarban Tiger Reserve were also present in the program. Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS) was felicitated by the Sundarban Tiger Reserve. On behalf of NEWS, Joint Secretary and Programme Director, Ms. Ajanta Dey acknowledged and accepted the felicitation. The ‘Mangrove Manual: in the context of the Indian Sunderbans’, compiled by NEWS was also ceremoniously published in this programme. A percentage of the share of tourism revenue of Sundarban Tiger Reserve was handed over to the JFMC committees.   “The Tiger is the umbrella species as the conservation and protection of tiger indirectly affects the conservation and protection of other species within their ecosystem”, Mr. Das added in the perspective of the significance of the International Tiger Day.  #WorldTigerDay #Wildlife #Sundarbans #GlobalTigerDay