Wild Life

Wild Life

Birds of the Banks

PHOTO: TIMU HOSSAIN.BIRDS OF THE BANKS … A female greater painted-snipe, otherwise known as Rostratula benghalensis, spotted in Manikganj recently. The shorebird species is widely distributed across wetland habitats of Africa and southern Asia. They live solitarily or in pairs, but can som

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Graceful in grassland

The Scaly-breasted Munia, also known as the Nutmeg Mannikin,

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Around 1,000 turtles seized in Chandpur

The WCCU claimed that this was the largest freshwater turtle seizure in their history

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Birds of a feather

A flock of little Egrets, a small sized species of herons, soaring across the Dhaka sky. Little egrets are aquatic birds that are found in tropical parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe.

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Nature quest / Fish of all waters

small goby fish spotted near a coral in the Bay of Bengal.

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NATURE QUEST / ON THE VERGE OF VANISHING!

A northern pig-tailed macaque spotted in Satchari National Park in Habiganj.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'PAKHIR GRAM'

The Ashurhat village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila has become a haven for Asian Openbill Storks,

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Fluttering Darkness

A male Great Mormon butterfly takes a break from fluttering about in the Hajarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Fatikchhari.

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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.

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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.

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Number of tigers in Sundarbans rises to 125

The tiger population in the Sundarbans has increased by 11 since the last survey in 2018

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THE HISTORIC HOWLERS …

THE HISTORIC HOWLERS … A majestic golden jackal strikes a pose after being spotted on the outskirts of Dhaka recently.

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Nature quest: Majestic bengal monitor

A monitor lizard crawling out of a crevice in the Beelpabla area of Khulna’s Dumuria. Called “Guisaap” in Bangla, these Bengal monitor lizards eat frogs, mice, fish, small animals and even snakes.

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Two die in separate elephant attacks in Chattogram

Two people have been killed in separate incidents of elephant attacks in Bairag union under Anwara upazila in Chattogram

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The gentle parrot

A plum-headed parakeet glides across the sky, carrying a bunch of green sprouts.

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