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Trees dying in Bangladesh tiger refuge

Reuters: A species of tree that gave its name to Bangladesh's Sundarbans, home to the Royal Bengal tiger, is dying off following a severe cyclone late last year, forestry officials said on Friday. The Sundari species of trees, from which the name Sundarbans was derived, are dying of a disease called "top-dying, that has intensified following the cyclone." The Sundarbans, some 400 km (250 miles) southwest of Dhaka, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Cyclone Sidr struck the coast ... Read »
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