With tigers in the forests, crocodiles in the waters and a largely forest dependent human habitation on the fringe, Sundarban has acquired a tradition of man-animal conflict. Tens of thousands of fishers enter the waters and forests for fishing. Tiger and crocodile attacks are common incidents persisting since the inception of colonization of Sundarban. Thus the mangrove tiger land, one of its kind on the planet, has given rise to a unique and ongoing social problem not experienced elsewhere on the globe that of thousands of women widowed by tiger or crocodile attacks over the years. Traumatised by the sudden loss of their husbands and main earning members of their families, harassed by the police as well as the administrative and insurance authorities, struggling hard to save their children and themselves from starvation – the condition of these poor women become very wretched. The activists of Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum worked hard to initiate a change in the situation. They carried the message of protest, the spirit to demand and assert their rights to these women. And their efforts have started to pay. Fishing community women, whose husbands died due to tiger and crocodile attacks while fishing in the creeks of Sundarban, are today demanding their right to compensation, rehabilitation and decent life. Led by Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum (DMF) Vice-President Gobinda Das and General Secretary Milan Das, about 20 ‘tiger widows’ , representing around 3,000 fishing community women widowed by tiger or crocodile attacks on their husbands in different parts of Sundarban forest, made a deputation to the Assistant Director of Marine at Diamond Harbour on 20 December 2016. Deputy Director of Fisheries was also present. The ‘tiger widows’ demanded – 1. Pension at the rate of minimum Rs.3,000/- per month for every tiger widow. 2. In case of a tiger or crocodile attack on a fisherman an immediate minimum assistance of Rs. 10,000/ to the victim’s family. 3. Cost of treatment of tiger or crocodile attack victims to be borne by the government. 4. In the event of tiger or crocodile attack on a fisherman a compensation of Rs. 5,00,000/- is to be paid in case of death and Rs.3,00,000/- is to be paid in case of injury. 5. Permanent rehabilitation for the family of the fishermen killed by tiger or crocodile attack. The officers of the Department of Fisheries discussed the problem and the demands in a very sensitive and cordial manner. They admitted that the demands were reasonable. The following decisions were taken by the officers – * The demands will be sent to the higher authorities for taking proper action; * A meeting will be convened with the participation of ministers and officials of concerned departments and representatives of fishing communities to discuss the problem; A meeting of Fisheries Department officials with tiger widows will be organised at some place in Sundarban, Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum will assist in fixing the venue of the meeting. The officers present considered the complain made by tiger widows regarding non-cooperation by the police in registering FIR in case of death by tiger or crocodile attacks. They observed that in case of refusal to register FIR a copy of the General Diary Entry is to be forwarded to the Fisheries Department. The department will take up the issue with the concerned police authorities. The officials of Fisheries Department suggested to form cooperatives of the Tiger Widows and take up honey processing and packaging, animal husbandry, fish farming, production of value added fish products etc. Fisheries Department will support such ventures they said. The officials of Fisheries Department observed that they do not have data regarding the number of tiger widows in Sundarban and requested DMF to help in the matter. DMF leaders present in the meeting promised to do their level best in furnishing the required