Over 500 birds killed with poisoned bait. Man fined Tk 500
17 August 2026
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Wildlife
Woman detained with 24 Bengal monitors in Khagrachhari
13 August 2026
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Wildlife
Explainer / The hidden childhood of fireflies
30 July 2026
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Wildlife
International Tiger Day 2026 / Ecology, not politics, determines whether tigers survive
29 July 2026
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Wildlife
Back-to-back tiger sightings boost optimism in Sundarbans
27 July 2026
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Wildlife
Rare slow loris critically injured by electrocution in Moulvibazar
26 July 2026
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Wildlife
Rare kalij pheasant spotlighted in Satchhari
21 July 2026
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Wildlife
6 months after a poacher’s snare nearly took her leg, a tigress returns to Sundarbans
12 July 2026
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Wildlife
Forest Department sues 4 over Barishal fox killings
12 July 2026
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Wildlife
Injured elephant dies after 200 ft fall in Teknaf
12 July 2026
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Wildlife
Tiger found dead in Sundarbans canal
The Forest Department has recovered the carcass of a tiger floating in the Sundarbans canal.
28 January 2022
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
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
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
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
Dead dolphin found on Kuakata beach
A 5 ft long dead dolphin was found on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali today.
23 January 2022
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
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
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
An early goodbye
They’re gone, before they could even settle in.
7 January 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hurrah for Sherpur’s bird lovers
Established in 2018, the Sherpur Bird Conservation Society (SBCS), a collective of 17 volunteers, has been working towards monitoring local and migratory birds in different areas of the district.
24 December 2021
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
JU’s resident snake rescuers
When one becomes aware of the presence of snakes, colour drains from their face out of fear, while only the courageous few prepare for defense with sticks -- aiming for the kill.
22 December 2021
Elephant killing must be stopped: Environment minister
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today said elephant killing must be stopped at any cost.
21 December 2021