Mangroves Are Key to Coastal Ecosystems. See 20 Breathtaking Photos That Reveal How the Trees Support Wildlife and Face Threats
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See 20 Breathtaking Photos That Reveal How the Trees Support Wildlife and Face Threats The Mangrove Photography Awards honor images that show off the beauty—and the fragility—of these valuable intertidal forests Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science July 24, 2026 11:23 a.m. ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, a juvenile Bengal tiger steps from the shadows of mangroves into a tidal creek. This photo was highly commended in the mammals category.
- ▪See 20 Breathtaking Photos That Reveal How the Trees Support Wildlife and Face Threats The Mangrove Photography Awards honor images that show off the beauty—and the fragility—of these valuable intertidal forests Carlyn Kranking | Associate
- ▪ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, a juvenile Bengal tiger steps from the shadows of mangroves into a tidal creek.
- ▪This photo was highly commended in the mammals category.
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Mangroves Are Key to Coastal Ecosystems. See 20 Breathtaking Photos That Reveal How the Trees Support Wildlife and Face Threats The Mangrove Photography Awards honor images that show off the beauty—and the fragility—of these valuable intertidal forests Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science July 24, 2026 11:23 a.m. ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, a juvenile Bengal tiger steps from the shadows of mangroves into a tidal creek. This photo was highly commended in the mammals category. Avijit Ghorai / Mangrove Photography Awards For trees that cover only about 0.1 percent of the Earth’s surface, mangroves punch above their weight.
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