Forest Department sues 4 over Barishal fox killings
Our correspondent , Barishal
10 hour(s) ago Wildlife
Injured elephant dies after 200 ft fall in Teknaf
Our Correspondent, Cox's Bazar
11 hour(s) ago Wildlife
Wild elephant injured after falling from hill
Staff Correspondent, Cox’s Bazar
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM Wildlife
Elephant critically injured after falling from 200-foot hill in Teknaf
Staff Correspondent, Cox's Bazar
11 July 2026, 20:01 PM Wildlife
Black-faced langur rescued in Thakurgaon
Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon
11 July 2026, 19:38 PM Wildlife
Critically endangered yellow hill tortoises hatch at Chattogram zoo
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
16 June 2026, 21:59 PM Wildlife
Sundarbans closed for three months
Our Correspondent, Satkhira
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
Our Correspondent, Patuakhali
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM Wildlife

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

28 python hatchlings released in Ctg forest

28 python hatchlings, born through an incubator at the Chattogram Zoo,  have been released in the deep forest area of Sitakunda Eco-park of Chattogram yesterday.
14 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Over 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon, says landmark report

More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest - 35% of which has already been deforested or degraded, according to the draft of a landmark scientific report published on Wednesday.
14 July 2021, 17:33 PM

28 python hatchlings released into Chattogram forest

Twenty-eight pythons which were hatched through an artificial incubator at Chattogram Zoo have been released into the deep forest of Sitakunda Eco-park in the district today.
14 July 2021, 12:19 PM

Pangolin rescued from Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area

A pangolin was rescued from a house in Dhaka's Hatirjheel area this evening.
8 July 2021, 14:38 PM

Dolphin found dead in Ctg canal connected to Halda river

A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) was found dead in a canal connected to Halda river, in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram, this morning.
6 July 2021, 08:41 AM

Big cats, bears, ferrets get Covid-19 vaccine at Oakland Zoo

A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a national effort to protect animal species using an experimental vaccine.
5 July 2021, 07:44 AM

Asian Palm Civet caged and drowned to death by group of young people in Ctg

A group of young people caged and drowned to death an Asian Palm Civet in Karnaphuli upazila of Chattogram.
2 July 2021, 12:49 PM

Rare giant barking deer spotted in Cambodia

A critically endangered giant barking deer has been spotted in Cambodia for the first time, in a boost for the country’s wildlife preservation efforts, officials said Friday.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Dolphins captured from Brahmaputra river: 2 detained, fined Tk 5,000 each

Two people were detained and fined Tk 5,000 each by a mobile court over capturing two dolphins in the Brahmaputra river at Chilmari upazila in Kurigram.
24 June 2021, 11:32 AM

Sea slugs lose bodies to rid parasites

Japanese researchers have shown that a type of sea slug are able to self-decapitate and regrow their bodies, a discovery that could have ramifications for regenerative medicine.
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Lawachhara Forest: Rare leopard cat crushed under wheels

An endangered leopard cat was killed while crossing a road in Jonakichhara area of ​​Lawachhara forest in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila yesterday.
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Rescued baby elephant sent to safari park

Forest Department in Cox’s Bazar rescued an elephant calf that is believed to have excluded from elephant herd in Shaplapur area of Teknaf.
11 March 2021, 18:00 PM