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.
The little greats
Two baby great egrets, properly known as egretlets, excitedly flapping their wings at the sight of their mother (not in photo) coming back with some food for them.
Tiger census begins in Sundarbans
The government yesterday started the much-awaited tiger census in the Sundarbans under the “Sundarbans Tiger Conservation Project”.
48 tortoises rescued in Patuakhali
Forty-eight tortoises, which were rescued from a bus of Khulna-bound route, were handed over to the forest department in Patuakhali this morning.
Elephant found dead
Police recovered the carcass of a female elephant in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila yesterday morning.
Elephants trample farmer to death in Sherpur
A farmer was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in Kangsa union of Sherpur’s Jhenaigati upazila last night (November 5, 2022).
Freshwater crocodile caught in fishing net in Padma
A crocodile was caught in the fishing net of a fisherman at Hardinge Bridge point of the Padma River in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia last night (November 4, 2022).
Leopard cat, 3 fishing cats rescued in Chattogram, 2 held
Police detained two people and recovered an endangered leopard cat and three fishing cats from Lohagara upazila of Chattogram last night (October 29, 2022).
Rare Nilgai rescued in Chapainawabganj
A Nilgai Antelope was caught by locals in Barik Bazar area of Shibganj upazila yesterday.
200 injured birds rescued from Shaheed Minar, secretariat areas after storm
Members of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the Forest Department have rescued 200 birds, injured during the storm in the capital last night (October 24, 2022)
Wild bird hunter jailed for 6 months in Nilphamari
A mobile court in Nilphamari has sentenced a wild bird hunter to six months in jail for poaching wild birds.
