Wild Life

Wild Life

Wings wide open

A peacock pansy spreads its glorious wings while resting on a flower in Chattogram’s Banshkhali tea garden.

18h ago

Nature’s own pesticide…

An oriental hornet having lunch near the National Press Club in Dhaka.

1w ago

Elephant hits moving train inside Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary, video goes viral

A video of the incident, which took place around 10:30pm, has gone viral on social media

1w ago

Nature quest: Rainy day Rituals

With rain setting the scene, three Indian white-eyes enjoy a communal bath in Chattogram’s Hazarikhil -- a ritual among birds to build social bonds.

2w ago

The ocean lounger

A coral hawkfish rests on a coral, thus the name, in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.

3w ago

Nature Quest: The sky turns cobalt

A flock of Grey-headed Swamphens takes off in unison, scattering across the wetlands of Tanguar Haor.

4w 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.

1m 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,

1m ago

Silent sentinel of the Sundarbans

A saltwater crocodile enjoys a mud bath in the Sundarbans, regulating its body temperature and preventing overheating.

4m ago

Flashes of colour

A silver-breasted broadbill, one of the most elusive yet mesmerising birds in the region, spotted in the Fatikchhari Hazarikhil Sanctuary.

4m ago

Until they learn to fly

A mother sunbird is feeding insects to her little chicks. She will nurture her babies until they learn to fly, at which point they will leave the nest.

4m ago

Nature Quest: The wild & wise

A flock of greylag geese gliding across the waters of Tanguar Haor in Sunamganj’s Tahirpur upazila. This majestic waterfowl, widespread across Europe and Asia,

4m ago

Our gentle giants in peril

Over the past decade, nearly half of the country’s wild elephant population has been wiped out.

5m ago

Rays of the bay

A mangrove whipray spotted six feet into the Bay of Bengal, off Saint Martin’s Island.

5m ago

44 wild animals rescued in Gazipur

Forest department will continue to monitor and conduct more operations to stop such illegal activities

5m ago

Nature Quest: A parakeet’s paradise…

Every year, when the Gumai Beel bursts into gold with ripe paddy, it is not just the farmers who rejoice.

5m ago

Nature Quest

LIZARDS OF LUCK … A pair of Tokay geckos lounging in a crevice at the Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Fatikchhari. Native to Southeast Asia and abundant in Bangladesh, these large, nocturnal reptiles are named for their distinctive “tokay” call, a loud sound heard in the evening.

5m ago

Wings of the wetlands

A red-naped ibis wandering the Char Bagdanga in Chapainawabganj. A striking medium-sized bird native to South Asia, it is found predominantly in India and parts of Southeast Asia.

5m ago