Wildlife
Mymensingh farmer killed in elephant attack
A 72-year-old farmer was killed by a herd of wild elephants in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh early today
Nature quest: Giving colour to the seas
A sea slug, more specifically a dorid nudibranch or Goniobranchus reticulus, spotted around 12ft deep into the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island
So, how many donkeys are there in Bangladesh?
Do you know how many donkeys there are in Bangladesh? The answer is we don't know the numbers
Nature quest: Too hot for the cold blooded
An oriental garden lizard takes a sip of water from a drying puddle on the road in Jalma area of Khulna's Batiaghata upazila recently. Lizards are ectothermic, or "cold blooded" animals, which means they rely on the environment around them to regulate their body temperature, unlike mammals who can produce heat internally to stabalise their temperatures
Nature Quest: A fairy 'tail' from paradise
An adult male Indian paradise flycatcher spotted among the greenery in Salampur of Natore's Lalpur upazila. This magnificent looking bird is native to the Indian subcontinent, central Asia, and Myanmar
Elephant lying dead on highway died of liver dysfunction: surgeon
An elephant that was found lying dead on the side of a highway in Rajendrapur Bhawal National Park area of Gazipur, died of liver dysfunction, said a veterinary surgeon
25kg venison seized in Barguna
Coast Guard has recovered 25kg venison from Barguna's Patharghata upazila yesterday
Vulture rescued in Sitakunda
Sitakunda Upazila Livestock officials yesterday rescued a vulture from Bhater Khill village under the upazila's Muradpur union
The three musketeers
Something caught the attention of three Asian green bee-eaters in Chattogram's Karnaphuli
Pakistan zoo shut down after mystery tiger attack
A zoo in Pakistan has been shut down after a man was mauled to death by tigers in an attack discovered during routine cleaning, officials said today
Tiger carcass recovered in Sundarbans
The Forest Department recovered a tiger's carcass from a river in the Sundarbans around 5:00pm
Elephant found dead in Cox’s Bazar
An elephant was found dead near a forest of Eidgaon upazila in Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning.
Nature quest: Spot the spotted
A couple of spotted owlets share a loving moment in the capital’s Botanical Garden. Native to many South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, this bird prefers open habitats, including cities, but tends to avoid dense forests and wetter regions
Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: study
Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a ban on disposable plastic items in the Ecuadoran archipelago, according to a study published Wednesday.
Policy café ‘Spotlight on Wildlife Exploitation’ addresses wildlife trafficking
The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), successfully arranged a 'Policy Cafe' titled "Spotlight on Wildlife Exploitation" at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) Auditorium recently
Concerns as another elephant 'killed' in Sherpur
The forest department has recovered body of a wild elephant from a paddy field in the hilly area of Sherpur’s Jhenaigati upazila
AI of the tiger: Tiny camera 'protects' predator and people
Tiger populations are on the rise in the jungles of India and Nepal and the predators are roaming ever closer to villages, sparking a race among conservationists to find ways of avoiding conflict.
