Sunderbans tiger under threat : WWF
Q. Which species has been listed as under threat by a WWF study on 26th October 2015?- Published on 27 Oct 15a. Sunderbans Tiger
b. Snow Leopard
c. White Fronted Lemur
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Sunderbans Tiger
From the 12 species highlighted by National Geographic in current volume, Sunderbans tiger is predicted to face maximum threat. Predicted 11 inch rise above sea levels from 2000 will destroy most tiger habitat within this region according to a WWF led study. Bangladesh Sunderbans is set to decline by 96% as far as tiger habitats are concerned and number of breeding individuals will fall below 20. Other species said to suffer from climate change include woodland caribou, Arctic fox, spectacled eider (a northern duck) and Bengal tiger. Scientists from World Bank and IESWM have also sounded the alarm over shrinking tiger habitat in the Indian Sunderbans. Scientists found 11 islands that will disappear over the next 30 years on account of rising sea level of which 3 islands are tiger habitats.
