By the time poachers and smugglers are caught, the damage is usually already done


The poaching and trafficking of wildlife in the Sundarbans has risen so significantly in recent times that a red alert had to be issued.

Animal populations, such as those of deer and the endangered Bengal Tigers, in the mangrove forests are not only vulnerable to habitat destruction, but also poaching and subsequent trafficking at the hands of poachers and smugglers. The recent arrests of 14 poachers is what eventually brought on the red alert in the area, but the question that remains is whether or not this is enough in the face of the great damage continually being done.