On the front line of climate change in India’s Sundarbans
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With the ocean swallowing up land in the world’s largest mangrove forest, humans and tigers are being squeezed into an ever-shrinking space, with deadly consequences. Words by Johan Augustin; Images by Jonas Gratzer.
Honey gatherer Dhruba Barkandaj demonstrates wearing a mask on the back of his head to prevent an attack by tigers, which typically blindside their prey in the Indian Sundarbans. Image by Jonas Gratzer for Mongabay.