Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- India and Bangladesh, which share the world's largest and continuous mangrove forest, are working together for better protection of its top predator, reports telegraphindia.com.

The forest departments on both sides, with help from organisations that work to mitigate human-wildlife conflict, are implementing each others' best practices for conservation.

Starting February 15, an exercise to set up a nylon net fencing will start in two pockets of the Bangladesh Sundarban prone to human-tiger conflict, similar to the nets put up by foresters on this side of the border.

In the Sunderbans in Bengal, foresters and NGO workers are banking on increased engagement of the local community, especially children, in mitigating confl...