Forest Department sues 4 over Barishal fox killings
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Injured elephant dies after 200 ft fall in Teknaf
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Wild elephant injured after falling from hill
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Elephant critically injured after falling from 200-foot hill in Teknaf
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11 July 2026, 20:01 PM Wildlife
Black-faced langur rescued in Thakurgaon
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11 July 2026, 19:38 PM Wildlife
Critically endangered yellow hill tortoises hatch at Chattogram zoo
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16 June 2026, 21:59 PM Wildlife
Sundarbans closed for three months
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1 June 2026, 00:00 AM Environment
Mother elephant dies after being shot in the eye in Cox’s Bazar
Our Correspondent, Bandarban
19 May 2026, 00:56 AM Wildlife
Rare sea turtle rescued at Kuakata
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17 May 2026, 00:00 AM Wildlife

One more elephant ‘electrocuted’ in Cox’s Bazar

The killing spree of Asian Elephant is continuing with another found buried under mud -- presumably killed by electrocution -- in Chakaria forest of Cox's Bazar today.
13 November 2021, 10:14 AM

Another elephant found dead in Ctg, taking death toll to 4 in 5 days

Another Asian elephant was found dead in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram this morning.
12 November 2021, 05:53 AM

Asian elephant electrocuted in Chattogram

An Asian elephant died after being electrocuted in a trap installed to protect crops in Satkania upazila of Chattogram this morning.
6 November 2021, 08:54 AM

Kaaoo kaaoo kah-ow!

On October 13, Rajshahi University’s zoology department’s Prof Aminuzzaman Md Saleh Reza went out on a morning walk on the campus.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM

25 wild birds, monkey rescued

Twenty-five wild and migratory birds and a monkey were rescued from four different places in Sylhet city yesterday afternoon. Rab has also detained a wholesaler of wild birds in this connection during a drive.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Elephants with no tusk: Poaching prompting evolution?

A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability.
24 October 2021, 09:12 AM

25 venomous snakes seized

The forest department in a drive seized at least 25 venomous snakes from the house of a snake charmer in Rangabali upazila on Wednesday.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Poisoned, in their habitat

Dozens of monkeys died in Moheshkhali forest on Tuesday after eating poisoned bananas placed as a trap by a local farmer who encroached upon the forest to cultivate his crop.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM

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