A worrying rise in retaliatory killings of fishing cats across Bangladesh, driven largely by conflict with local communities who blame the animal for losses to poultry and pond fish, is gradually pushing the species to the brink.

The Zahir Raihan Auditorium premises at Jahangirnagar University turned vibrant yesterday as a daylong Butterfly Fair brought together hundreds of butterflies, vivid photographs, and nature enthusiasts.

Big cat roamed within safety-netted zone

Locals say puppies were thrown into the pond; videos of the grieving mother dog sparked outrage

Loss of natural habitat due to deforestation pushing elephants into human settlements, forest officer says

Farmers illegally set them up to protect cropland from wild animals

Forest department confirms presence of two separate herds of 6-7 elephants, including cubs, in the area

It is believed to be a freshwater crocodile

Adult female African giraffe had been ill for a week

Experts urge awareness as rediscovered predator faces survival threats

When we treat animal welfare as a beat, not a spectacle, we’ll be humane, not just human

The Forest Department has recently imposed a restriction on parking vehicles of visitors in Lawachhara National Park in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.

The python got entangled in a net

Yet, no post-mortems have ever been performed. Officials say absence of a local lab prevents autopsies

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) yesterday served a legal notice on the government, asking it to immediately suspend all activities of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway improvement (Phase-II) project at Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in order to properly protect its forests, wildlife, and biodiversity.

Conservationists say human activity underpins most of the fatalities

The government imposed a 20kmph speed limit for trains and vehicles passing through Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar in 2023 to protect wildlife.

Camera traps were installed throughout the forest to monitor bears and other wildlife

The deceased is Kawsar Bhuiyan, 34

A peahen rescued from a village near the Indian border in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila was handed over to the Forest Department this afternoon.