Wild Life

Nature quest: Treetop Tête-à-tête

Two streak-throated woodpeckers perched on a tree in Chattogram’s Karnaphuli, having a little chat.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Video of elephant being tortured: Forest dept trying to rescue animal

The Forest Department is trying to rescue the elephant that was shown in a video being tortured by several people near the Fire Service and Civil Defence station in Cumilla's Daudkandi upazila
28 August 2024, 10:13 AM

Nature’s artisans

A female Baya weaver, locally known as Babui pakhi, inspecting a nest weaved by a male in the port city.
22 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Deer Dash!

A male axis deer or spotted deer, locally known as Chittra horin, dashes through a waterbody in the Sundarbans. Known to be one of the gems of the Sundarbans, axis deer are beloved to all Bangladeshis,
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Feathers in duality

A male pied kingfisher with his catch of the day, spotted recently in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM

The Finned Vagabond

An Indian vagabond butterflyfish looking for food in the corals of the Bay of Bengal in Saint Martin’s Island.
11 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Nature Quest: Life in the city

A troop of rhesus macaques on the hunt for some food in a residential area in the capital’s Gulshan-2. Rhesus monkeys account for a large portion of the country’s urban wildlife.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Oh, my deer!

A red muntjak or barking deer, locally known as “maya horin”, drinking from a watering hole at the Satchari National Park in Habiganj.
27 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Giants of the Sundarbans

A saltwater crocodile was spotted roaming the Sundarbans recently. Native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands, and freshwater rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known as the largest living reptiles in the world
22 March 2024, 03:42 AM

Man dies in elephant attack in Ctg

A man was killed in an attack by elephant in Pukuria area under Banskhali upazila of Chattogram this afternoon
9 March 2024, 17:06 PM

Cox’s Bazar becoming death zone for marine life

Different marine species, including sea turtles and dolphins, have been dying on Cox’s Bazar shore in recent times.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM

2 dead turtles wash ashore on Sonapara sea beach in Cox's Bazar

Two dead turtles of Olive Ridley species washed ashore on the Sonapara sea beach in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila this morning
20 February 2024, 11:04 AM

Save the bees

A honey bee was recently seen feasting on the nectar of freshly bloomed Moringa flowers (shojne phul) in Beel Pabla area of Khulna's Dumuria upazila
16 February 2024, 03:52 AM

One in five of world's migratory species at risk of extinction: UN

More than a fifth of the world's migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to the United Nation's first-ever report on migrating animals published today
12 February 2024, 12:25 PM

4,000 Amazon turtles seized at Peru airport

Peruvian authorities have seized some 4,000 turtles that originated in the Amazon at the country’s main international airport, the national wildlife service said Thursday.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Crown of Ash

A male Ashy-crowned sparrow lark about to fly off with some dried grass to build a nest for his family on an open land in Moulvibazar.
22 December 2023, 05:07 AM

21 turtles rescued, shop owner fined

Twenty-one turtles were recovered from a fish shop in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila town Wednesday night.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Plastic for bread

At one end of the world, leaders from different countries have gathered to discuss climate change and how to save the environment from further deterioration. At the other end, monkeys are having to eat plastic and polythene discarded by tourists of the Sundarbans in Khulna
1 December 2023, 04:03 AM

The Phayre’s perils

Phayre's leaf monkeys, locally known as "Choshma Bandor", were recently spotted at Habiganj's Satchari National Park. This arboreal primate is native to India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, where they find shelter mainly in tropical, deciduous, and evergreen forests
3 November 2023, 04:58 AM

Lioness dies at Ctg Zoo

A lioness died at the Chattogram Zoo in the port city’s Foy’s Lake area early yesterday
14 October 2023, 18:00 PM