Mr Bhattacharyya's winning image, called The Finest Flower of the Mangroves ... "The solitary figure of the tiger, standing amidst the lush green mangrove forest vegetation, poignantly underscores ...

NOW SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUPS, THEY ARE COMING TOGETHER TO TRY TO PRESERVE WHAT’S LEFT AND HELP THESE MANGROVES REBUILD. WHAT USED TO BE A VERY LUSH, THICK ROW OF MANGROVES AND SEAGRASSES ...

Mangroves, trees and shrubs that flourish in salty tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate coastal waters, form lush swaths of forests that serve important ecological and economic functions.