Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans

[4] These tigers are slightly smaller and slimmer than those elsewhere in India but remain extremely powerful and are infamous for destroying small wooden boats.

Invocations to the tiger god Dakshin Ray are also considered a necessity by the local populace for safe passage throughout the Sundarbans area.

Fishermen and bushmen originally created masks made to look like faces to wear on the back of their heads because tigers always attack from behind.

On one occasion, a tiger had attacked and wounded the people in a village in south-west Bangladesh (near the Sundarbans) and frequently preyed upon their livestock.

[9] The human death rate has dropped significantly due to better management techniques and fewer people are killed each year.