Royal Bengal tiger stops after spotting plastic bottle in Sundarbans

A Royal Bengal Tiger was seen pausing after encountering a plastic bottle deep inside the Sundarbans, raising fresh concerns about plastic pollution in the fragile mangrove ecosystem. Environmentalists warn that unmanaged waste is threatening wildlife, rivers, mangroves and ultimately human health through the food chain.

A rare sighting of a Royal Bengal Tiger deep inside the Sundarbans has highlighted a growing environmental concern after the animal was seen stopping near a discarded plastic bottle in the mangrove forest.

The incident, captured on camera near the Dobanki camp in the Sundarbans, has drawn attention not only because of the tiger’s unusual behaviour but also because it underlines the increasing spread of plastic waste into one of India’s most important wildlife habitats.

Tiger’s unexpected encounter

Tourists were filming the tiger as it walked calmly through the dense mangrove forest when it suddenly stopped after noticing a plastic bottle........

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