Wild Life

Wild Life

Saviours of the swamps

A yellow monitor lizard slithers through a waterbody in Khulna’s Bilpabla. Also known as the golden monitor, these reptiles are found across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and parts of Pakistan.

1d ago

Baby’s day out

An olive ridley hatchling swims into the Bay of Bengal after hatching on the shores of Saint Martin’s Island - one of the last remaining nesting grounds for marine turtles,

1w ago

NATURE QUEST

A male Baya weaver, or Babui pakhi, weaves a hanging nest on a tree in Chattogram’s Anowara.

2w ago

Nature Quest / Guardians of the blue

A coral in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island shows early signs of bleaching -- a phenomenon where coral loses its vibrant colour and turns white due to stress from rising sea temperatures or other environmental changes.

4w ago

Wings of azure

An Indo-Chinese roller, locally known as ‘Neelkantha’, carrying food in its beak for chicks patiently waiting in their nest, built inside the cavity of a tree in Sreemangal.

1m ago

Forest marbles …

A magnificent marbled cat spotted in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary. First recorded in Bangladesh in 2014, these rare and elusive felines inhabit the dense evergreen forests of Sylhet, Chattogram, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

1m ago

Whistlers of the woods

PHOTO: KAMOL DAS.WHISTLERS OF THE WOODS … A blue-capped rock thrush perched on a broken tree branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary. One of South Asia’s most striking migratory songbirds, these birds breed in the Himalayan ranges and journey south during winter. They favour

1m ago

Injured elephant treated, released in Sherpur forest

A female elephant that had sustained injuries was released in the forest under Madhutila Range area in Sherpur after it was treated by forest officials.

1m ago

Saviours of the swamps

A yellow monitor lizard slithers through a waterbody in Khulna’s Bilpabla. Also known as the golden monitor, these reptiles are found across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and parts of Pakistan.

1d ago

Baby’s day out

An olive ridley hatchling swims into the Bay of Bengal after hatching on the shores of Saint Martin’s Island - one of the last remaining nesting grounds for marine turtles,

1w ago

NATURE QUEST

A male Baya weaver, or Babui pakhi, weaves a hanging nest on a tree in Chattogram’s Anowara.

2w ago

Guardians of the blue

A coral in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island shows early signs of bleaching -- a phenomenon where coral loses its vibrant colour and turns white due to stress from rising sea temperatures or other environmental changes.

4w ago

Wings of azure

An Indo-Chinese roller, locally known as ‘Neelkantha’, carrying food in its beak for chicks patiently waiting in their nest, built inside the cavity of a tree in Sreemangal.

1m ago

Forest marbles …

A magnificent marbled cat spotted in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary. First recorded in Bangladesh in 2014, these rare and elusive felines inhabit the dense evergreen forests of Sylhet, Chattogram, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

1m ago

Whistlers of the woods

PHOTO: KAMOL DAS.WHISTLERS OF THE WOODS … A blue-capped rock thrush perched on a broken tree branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary. One of South Asia’s most striking migratory songbirds, these birds breed in the Himalayan ranges and journey south during winter. They favour

1m ago

Injured elephant treated, released in Sherpur forest

A female elephant that had sustained injuries was released in the forest under Madhutila Range area in Sherpur after it was treated by forest officials.

1m ago

Telmachhara forest: Water crisis drives wildlife to human settlements

Due to the ongoing dry season, animals are gathering at an artificial reservoir in front of the Telmachhara Forest Office

1m ago

Phantom of the sea …

Phantom of the sea …  A leopard eel, also known as honeycomb moray or “chitah bagh machh” in Bangladesh, was recently spotted off Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal -- a rare sighting, as little is known about their presence here.

2m ago