Wild Life
NATURE QUEST / ON THE VERGE OF VANISHING!
A northern pig-tailed macaque spotted in Satchari National Park in Habiganj.
Nature Quest / SQUIRRELING ABOUT...
SQUIRRELING ABOUT... An orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel spotted while tree-hopping in the Rangamati’s Kaptai National Park. The striking rodent is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.
OUR GENTLE GIANTS
Two Asian elephants, the largest living land mammal in Asia, cozy up to each other while taking a stroll on a grassland in Sherpur.
Elephant found dead in Sherpur
A wild elephant was found dead in Batkuchi Tilapara area of Madhutila Eco Park near Nalitabari border in Sherpur on Thursday night.
Nature Quest / 'PAKHIR GRAM'
The Ashurhat village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila has become a haven for Asian Openbill Storks,
Fluttering Darkness
A male Great Mormon butterfly takes a break from fluttering about in the Hajarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Fatikchhari.
Nature Quest
PERILS OF PLASTIC... A torn up plastic bag floats over the coral reef a few feet under the Bay of Bengal in Saint Martin’s Island.
'Animals dying in safari parks since climate of countries of origin vary from ours'
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim today said that the foreign animals at safari parks and zoos in the country are dying after being infected with diseases.
Now a lioness dies at Gazipur safari park
After the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger last month, an African lioness died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur yesterday.
Elephant herd of 3 stuck in Ctg's KEPZ gets new member
A calf was born to a small elephant herd that had been stuck in a small area inside the Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) in Chattogram's Anwara upazila on Monday.
Deaths of zebras, tiger: 2 Gazipur safari park officials removed
The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur today removed two top officials for their negligence in duty over the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger in the last one month.
Now a tiger dies at Gazipur Safari Park
The authorities at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur concealed the news of the recent death of a tiger, raising questions about the state of care the animals are being given at the facility.
Another zebra dies at Gazipur safari park
One more zebra has died at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, the 10th over the last month.
Tiger possibly died due to old age
The tiger, which was found dead at Rupar canal adjacent to Dublar Char in the Sharankhola Range of the eastern Sundarbans yesterday, possibly died due to old age, said forest officials.
Two more zebras die at Gazipur safari park, raising toll to 11
One more zebra died this evening at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, raising the number of deaths of zebras at the park in last one month to 11.
Tiger found dead in Sundarbans canal
The forest department recovered a tiger’s carcass from a Sundarbans canal yesterday afternoon.
Acorn Woodpeckers
During a visit to California last year, a friend and I went birding. Early one morning we headed to Rancho San Antonio, a wilderness area in Silicon Valley. In a previous life I had lived in this area and had hiked often in this sprawling nature park. However, that was before I became interested in birds. This hike was a new experience as the focus of the walk was very different: I tried to find hints and clues to where the birds might be.