Now a lioness dies at Gazipur Safari park

An African lioness died today due to sickness at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur.
3 February 2022, 13:29 PM

26 rescued wild animals released in Sundarbans

A total of 26 wild animals of different species rescued from different parts of the country have been released in Karamjal of the Sundarbans.
3 February 2022, 12:07 PM

Death of tiger in Bangabandhu Safari Park not reported, says Gazipur MP

The zebras at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park did not die, they were killed, Gazipur-3 constituency lawmaker Md Iqbal Hossain Sabuj said today.
30 January 2022, 10:29 AM

Tiger found dead in Sundarbans canal

The Forest Department has recovered the carcass of a tiger floating in the Sundarbans canal.
28 January 2022, 13:15 PM

Torture, abuse, separation: Story of domesticating elephants

People of greater Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tracts regions are familiar with domesticated elephants being used to pull trees down the hills, in circuses and at various social events.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Deaths of 9 zebras in Gazipur Safari Park: Probe body formed

A five-member probe committee has been formed to find out the reason behind the deaths of nine zebras at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur.
26 January 2022, 14:05 PM

Call of the wild

A new species of wild dogs has been spotted at Satchhari National Park in Habiganj’s Chunarughat. The species is listed as endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, according to IUCN Bangladesh official Simanta Dipu. 
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Char Bijoy popular with migratory birds, but hunters turning them away

A new shoal covering ​​about 5,000 acres has sprung up in the deep Bay of Bengal, about 30 km south of Kuakata.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Dead dolphin found on Kuakata beach

A 5 ft long dead dolphin was found on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali today.
23 January 2022, 12:52 PM

Locals celebrate after killing critically endangered leopard cat in Habiganj; case filed

In a blatant violation of existing laws to protect wildlife and display of disgraceful and inhumane act, locals in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj today reportedly brought out a procession after killing a leopard cat, a critically endangered species of wild cat.
22 January 2022, 16:45 PM

A death trap for wildlife

A connecting electric line runs right through the Lawachhara protected forest in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila. The power line packs 33 kilovolts, putting the forest’s wildlife in peril, as the animals often come in contact with it.
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

5 wild cat cubs rescued in Kushtia

Five cubs of endangered wild cat species have been rescued from Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.
11 January 2022, 06:30 AM

An early goodbye

They’re gone, before they could even settle in.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Cheetahs, extinct in India for 7 decades, to be introduced in tiger parks

Seven decades after cheetahs became extinct in India, the government has decided to introduce 50 of these big cats in various tiger parks across the country over the next five years.
6 January 2022, 05:48 AM

Another vulture rescued in Patuakhali

A rare species of vulture was rescued from a paddy field at Boaltoli village in Patuakhali Sadar upazila today.
5 January 2022, 15:30 PM

Two dolphins found dead in Turag river

Two dolphins (Platanista gangetica) have been found dead over two days in the Turag river at Ashulia in Savar.
3 January 2022, 11:00 AM

The Enigmatic Thick-knee

Whenever I hear “Thick-knee” I think of Majeda Haq, birder, conservationist and friend who left this world too soon in 2019.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM

12ft Burmese python rescued at CU

A 12-feet-long python weighing around 18 kg has been rescued from the Chittagong University (CU) campus this afternoon.
28 December 2021, 17:47 PM

Dolphin found dead in Halda river

A dolphin (platanista gangetica) -- categorised as critically endangered -- was found dead in Chattogram’s Halda river this afternoon.
27 December 2021, 10:48 AM

Good-looking Birds

We all have our notion of “good-looking” when it comes to people. This idea extends to other creatures.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM