Deforestation of the sundarbans Flashcards

1
Q

How many km2 of its land has been lost?

A

6000km2

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2
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How much of it has been lost to shrimp farming?

A

30%

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3
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Impacts

A

Bengal tigers have reduced mobility due to a reduced habitat so human tiger conflicts have increased, 37 tigers and 400 humans have been killed since 2000 in such conflicts.

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