Tim Laman / Mangrove forest at the Southern coastal edge of the Sundarbans showing storm damage. Mangrove forests provide a very important coastal buffer. Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Nolian village with Shrimp fry fishing boats pulled up on the mudflats of the Sibsa River at low tide, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Comb / nest of the Giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Giant tiger shrimps {Penaeus japonicus} harvested from shrimp farm ponds, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Giant tiger shrimps {Penaeus japonicus} harvested from shrimp farm ponds, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Fishermen in their boat on a small mangrove channel in the Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / A female tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) resting in the undergrowth of a mangrove forest in the Southeast Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006. Endangered. This female is part of a rese...

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...

Tim Laman / Mudskippers {Periophthalmus sp} on mud bank on mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Nolian village with shrimp fry fishing boats pulled up on the mudflats of the Sibsa River at low tide, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006