If large predators keep eating people in your village, the solution is to build wind turbines and install solar panels?
Climate change adds to woes of ‘tiger widows’ of Sunderbans
As per locals, there are thousands of tiger widows in the expansive Sunderbans region-their lives riddled with social ostracisation, financial instability, and psychological distress
Gosaba (Sundarbans),, Updated At : 06:52 PM Feb 21, 2026 IST…
Rina, like several of her companions, is a “tiger widow” — a local woman whose husband has been taken by the Bengal tiger.
“In 2022, my husband Sudipto Sarkar went to catch fish and crabs, and never returned. He was killed by a tiger,” Rina says as her voice trails off.
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The situation has been exacerbated in recent years, amid rising instances of human-tiger conflict, primarily due to the adverse effects of climate change.
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Umashankar Mandal, founder of PEHS, says, “Since many men enter the forests without official permits, their deaths are often considered illegal, disqualifying their families from receiving government compensation.” This leaves numerous tiger widows vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Several studies have revealed cases of physical abuse, sexual exploitation, and trafficking into sex work.
Read more: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/climate-change-adds-to-woes-of-tiger-widows-of-sunderbans/
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I feel sorry for Rana and all the women who lost their husbands to tiger predation.
But here’s a radical idea. Why not arm the menfolk with guns, so they can go into the Sunderbans and shoot a few tigers?
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