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.
Criminal cases to be filed for zebra deaths
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change yesterday decided to lodge criminal cases against those involved with the death of 11 zebras at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in recent weeks.
11 Zebras’ deaths: High nitrate levels in grass linked: probe
High levels of nitrate in the grass fed to zebras at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur was linked to the deaths of 11 of the animals last month.
Wild elephant found dead in Sherpur
A wild elephant was found dead near the Gazni border of Sherpur's Jhenaigati upazila early today, forest officials sa
Sydney man killed in first fatal shark attack in six decades
A shark killed a swimmer off a Sydney beach on Wednesday in the city's first fatal attack in nearly 60 years, causing "catastrophic injuries", police and ambulance services said.
Locals kill rare palm civet
Locals beat a rare palm civet to death when it came to the locality from the forest on in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj this afternoon.
King cobra rescued from CU campus, python in Sitakunda
A king cobra and a python, two large snake species, have been rescued from Chittagong University campus and Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.
Another Gazipur Safari Park official transferred
Another official of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur was transferred in connection with the deaths of animals at the park.
Animal deaths at Gazipur safari park: Probe committee gets 3 new members
Three more members have been added to the committee investigating the deaths of animals in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur. Deadline for submitting the report has also been extended by ten days.
Crocodile's neck trapped in bike tyre; freed after 5 years
A wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued, freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday.
Elephant tramples man to death
A man was trampled to death by an elephant after he went too close to it in Bethua Bazar area of Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria yesterday.