Unwelcome home for migratory birds

Although flocks of birds could be seen roaming around the watchtower of Baikka Beel once upon a time, presently, the numbers have drastically reduced.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Despite ban, crab hunting goes unabated

Unauthorised fishing of mother crabs, especially during the ongoing breeding season in different rivers and canals in the coastal areas adjacent to the Sundarbans has been going on unabated.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

No country for elephants

As if it wasn’t hard enough for elephants to survive in this country, in a tragic development, it was discovered that they are not just dying by electrocution. Shooting down the animals straight up has become seemingly rampant to protect encroached forest lands.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Lion dies at Dulahazra Safari Park

A lion died on Wednesday at Dulahazra Safari Park in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria.
24 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Lion died of old age: Cox’s Bazar safari park authorities  

A lion has died due to old age complications at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Dulahazara of Cox’s Bazar.
24 February 2022, 12:23 PM

Pangolin rescued from tea garden

A pangolin was rescued from Phulbari tea garden under Kamalganj Upazila in Moulvibazar, near Lawacharra forest, yesterday afternoon.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Workers at safari park ripped open zebra carcasses to bury cause of death: Probe report

To conceal the actual reason behind the death of zebras, employees of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur ripped open the bellies of three zebra carcasses with sharp instruments and claimed that the animals were killed due to injuries, the probe committee report suggested.
22 February 2022, 15:39 PM

Nitrate poisoning behind death of 11 zebras: medical board member

The 11 zebras that died in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur in recent times suffered nitrate poisoning.
21 February 2022, 10:02 AM

Another wild elephant found dead in Sherpur

A wild elephant was found dead near the Gazni border of Sherpur’s Jhenaigati upazila early yesterday, said forest officials.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Govt moving forward with 3rd Bangabandhu Safari Park at Tk 870cr cost

Despite criticism from environmentalists, amidst deaths of animals in Gazipur safari park, the government is moving forward with the project of third Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park at Lathitila forest in Juri, Moulvibazar.
13 February 2022, 11:59 AM

HC asks govt to explain animals' death in safari park

The High Court today issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why the negligence of authorities concerned of Gazipur’s Bangabandhu Safari Park in ensuring the wellbeing of animals should not be declared Illegal.
13 February 2022, 09:41 AM

Forest guard among 9 injured in Lalmonirhat fox attack

Nine people, including a forest guard, were injured during an attack by foxes in Shalban at Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat this afternoon.
9 February 2022, 16:00 PM

42 kg venison seized in Bagerhat

Members of Bangladesh Coastguard seized 42kg of venison from Dhangmari area at Mongla upazila in Bagerhat today.
9 February 2022, 13:19 PM

Locals kill 2 foxes after 30 people bitten in Bogura

At least 30 people have been attacked by foxes at Amrul under Bogura's Shajahanpur upazila since last Saturday.
8 February 2022, 15:43 PM

Lead detected in grass fed to zebras at Gazipur safari park

Members of the medical board, formed to find the cause of 11 zebras’ deaths, found lead in the grass (fed to the animals) in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
8 February 2022, 13:04 PM

‘Ensure justice for elephants’

A Moulvibazar court yesterday ordered forest department and police officials to investigate the issue of using torture and abuse to train elephants in Juri upazila.
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM

CID to join environment ministry's investigation into wildlife death in Safari Park: Secretary

The Criminal Investigation Department of Police is going to join the environment ministry's investigation into the deaths of wildlife in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, said Mostafa Kamal, secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change today.
6 February 2022, 17:28 PM

Death of animals at Gazipur safari park: Questions aplenty, minister has no answer

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin was flooded with many questions during his visit to Bangabandu Safari Park in Gazipur today but he did not have any answer to those.
6 February 2022, 15:22 PM

Animals’ deaths at Gazipur safari park: Action after probe report, says minister

Steps will be taken against those involved in negligence that caused deaths of 11 zebras, and a lioness at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin said today.
6 February 2022, 12:53 PM

The Allure of Little Birds

Birders may go through many phases in their birding life.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM