Wild Birds Sold Openly at Markets in Thakurgaon
Hunters in Thakurgaon are trapping wild birds and selling them openly at weekly markets, in defiance of the 2012 wildlife protection law.
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Hunters in Thakurgaon are trapping wild birds and selling them openly at weekly markets, in defiance of the 2012 wildlife protection law.
Hazarikhil wildlife sanctuary in Chattogram's Fatikchhari, with more than 123 species of birds, is a paradise for bird lovers.
A mobile court in Bahubal, Habiganj, has sentenced a bird hunter to a month in prison and released the birds seized from him.
A Chuadanga foundation has started tying more than a thousand clay-pot nests to trees in Uthli village to turn it into a safe haven for birds.
A youth group from Baiguni village in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj has spent six years hanging clay-pot nests for native birds and doing social work.
Sand traders are accused of clearing a migratory bird colony at Madhuban on the Atrai river in Naogaon's Mahadebpur to dredge sand.
People from many walks of life in Chattogram have demanded changes to the 2012 wildlife act to protect endangered Asian elephants.
Thousands of migratory birds have arrived at Sher Shah's Dighi in Moulvibazar's Rajnagar, where the owner and villagers protect them like family.
Four rare white lion cubs born at a safari park in eastern China are to be shown to the public on Saturday, 26 December, the Daily Mail reports.
A dead fishing cat, which locals took for a leopard, was found beside the Sreepur-Rajabari road in Gazipur, apparently hit by a vehicle.
A livestock quarantine station built in Juri, Moulvibazar, to test animals crossing the border has not opened in three years because no staff have been appointed.
Migratory birds flee the cold to Bangladesh each winter only to be hunted, and the laws against it must be enforced, a student writer argues.
The environment minister has said officials who fail to prevent the killing of wild elephants will face disciplinary action.