Mother elephant dies after being shot in the eye in Cox’s Bazar
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Rare sea turtle rescued at Kuakata
Our Correspondent, Patuakhali
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Wild elephant crushes youth to death in Netrokona village
Our Correspondent, Netrokona
6 May 2026, 18:00 PM Wildlife
Crocodile found in Padma is saltwater species, not freshwater
Our Correspondent, Faridpur
27 April 2026, 18:39 PM Wildlife
Elephant pair seen standing by dead calf for three days
Our Correspondent, Bandarban
3 April 2026, 01:24 AM Wildlife
Pushed towards extinction
18 January 2026, 02:50 AM
Butterfly Fair: A day of colours at JU
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Lioness escapes enclosure at Mirpur Zoo, put back in cage after hours
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8 puppies drowned in Ishwardi, officer asked to vacate quarter
Our Correspondent, Pabna
2 December 2025, 14:30 PM Wildlife
Rubber plantation worker killed in elephant attack in Naikhongchhari
Our Correspondent, Bandarban
19 November 2025, 15:23 PM Wildlife

Authorities yet to act as dolphins getting caught in nets in Jamuna

Dolphins are getting caught in fishing nets in the Jamuna river, in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj. Authorities at fisheries department, however, say they are not aware of this.
13 October 2021, 12:26 PM

50 monkeys poisoned to death in Cox’s Bazar, say locals

At least 50 wild monkeys were poisoned to death in Maheskhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar yesterday, locals said.
13 October 2021, 09:38 AM

Storks find friends and foes at Ashurhat

Over the years, Ashurhat in Jhenidah’s Shailakupa upazila has become a haven for the Shamuk Bhanga or Asian openbill storks.
11 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Dead dolphin found in Halda River

Chattogram’s river police recovered a dolphin from the Barua Para area of Modunarghat, along Halda River this morning. Halda River is known for its natural breeding of carp-like fishes in South Asia.
30 September 2021, 10:12 AM

Elephant calf found dead beside Teknaf’s Rohingya camp

An elephant calf was found dead near a Rohingya Camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar this morning.
25 September 2021, 07:07 AM

Marsupials

Night was falling when we left our hotel in a small town in northern Queensland. By the time we reached the forest inside the adjacent national park it was dark.
24 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Three more dolphin carcasses found off Ctg coast

Three more dolphins were found dead off the coast of Sitakunda in Chattogram yesterday.
16 September 2021, 06:42 AM

International Vulture Awareness Day: Vanishing vultures

Long considered ominous creatures in our culture, vultures, in reality, play one of nature’s most crucial roles and keep the ecosystem in order.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Herd of 20 elephants returns to Cox’s Bazar forest after 2 days

A herd of around 20 elephants, that had gone to Sujapur village under Fasiakhali union in Cox's Bazar in search of food on August 26, returned to Fasiakhali Reserve Forest last night.
29 August 2021, 07:04 AM

Elephants rescued while being trafficked in Chattogram

Forest officials seized a truck carrying two elephants that were being trafficked in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram.
29 August 2021, 04:32 AM

New frog on the block!

The worldwide scientific community is too often bombarded with bad news -- from first time ever rains at the Greenland ice summit to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) doomsday forecast, there is hardly ever a reason to celebrate.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Owl

The first bird that many remember from childhood might be an owl. In my case, there was a massive Krishnachura tree just behind our house.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

2 dolphins wash ashore in Sitakunda coastal forest, Kuakata beach

Two dolphins washed ashore at Kuakata beach in Patuakhali and the coastal forest in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.
20 August 2021, 12:08 PM

Watching the Sunbirds

Like a high-wire acrobat the tiny bird tiptoes forward on the thin horizontal hibiscus branch, step by step. The branch swings up and down with the bird’s weight but the grip of its claws remains firm. As it approaches the flower terminating the branch, its patience runs out. Abandoning the circus act, it jumps up, hovers for a split second in the air, propels itself forward and lands on the flower’s base. Opening its beak, it extends its needle-like tubular tongue and inserts it into the flower’s base.
13 August 2021, 18:00 PM

World Elephant Day today: Threats intensified

Wild elephants face serious threats to their survival in the country, thanks to frequent killings of the giant mammal and shrinking of their habitat in the absence of concrete protective measures by the government.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Rare freshwater crocodile caught from Faridpur reservoir

A rare freshwater crocodile was caught today from a reservoir by locals at the Dangi village of North Channel union of Faridpur Sadar upazila.
9 August 2021, 13:36 PM

Birth of calf in Cox's Bazar forest a ray of hope for dwindling Asian elephant population

The birth of an Asian elephant calf in the Cox's Bazar forest today has shone a ray of hope for the dwindling population of the giant mammal.
2 August 2021, 16:48 PM

Barbet

It was hypnotic: a persistent tunk-tunk-tunk sound with a muted texture, like a blacksmith tapping a metal pot with a hammer, its rhythm precise as a metronome.
30 July 2021, 18:00 PM

14 tiger reserves in India get Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards (CA|TS) status

Fourteen tiger reserves in India, including one in the Sundarbans in West Bengal, have received the globally-accepted Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards (CA|TS).
30 July 2021, 04:57 AM

Dolphin presumably hit by boat propeller found dead in Ctg canal

A dolphin was found dead in a canal along the Karnaphuli River today. It is presumed that the dolphin died after a propeller of an engine-run boat hit it in the Karnaphuli River.
15 July 2021, 12:56 PM