Environment
Barishal Police Distribute 1,000 Saplings
One thousand tree saplings were distributed among police offices in Barishal on 23 July.
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Environment
Hollywood-Style Hunt for a Lioness Near Berlin Turns Up a Wild Boar
A 30-hour search for a lioness reported loose in the German town of Kleinmachnow ended when experts concluded the animal on a viral video was most likely a wild boar.
Environment
Environment Minister Urges Everyone to Plant at Least One Tree a Year
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin called on every citizen of Bangladesh to plant at least one tree a year as this year's national tree fair recorded its highest ever sales.
Environment
Penguins Starving in the Atlantic, Thousands of Bodies Wash Ashore
More than 2,000 Magellanic penguins, most of them young, have washed up dead on Uruguay's Atlantic coast, apparently from starvation.
Environment
College Student Dies After Snakebite at Home and a Night with Faith Healers in Meherpur
A 19-year-old college student in Gangni, Meherpur, died after being bitten by a venomous snake at home and taken first to faith healers before reaching hospital.
Environment
Langur Rescued in Kishoreganj Handed to Safari Park
A male mukhpora langur that had been roaming Karimganj and Itna upazilas of Kishoreganj was caught on 21 July and handed to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
Environment
Munsur Gazi Foundation Holds Tree Planting Drive
The Munsur Gazi Foundation planted tree saplings at Nanupur Jame Mosque in Chandpur Sadar on 20 July as part of its annual drive.
Agribusiness
Snakebite Patient Arrives at Kushtia Hospital with the Russell's Viper That Bit Him
A trader bitten by a snake while fishing on the Gorai river in Kushtia killed it, put it in a bag and brought it to hospital, where doctors identified it as a Russell's viper.
Environment
Speaker Opens Tree Planting Programme at Parliament
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury opened a tree planting programme at the Jatiya Sangsad on 17 July and urged everyone to plant more trees.
Environment
Two Thousand Palm Saplings Planted at Ishwardi EPZ
Two thousand palm saplings were planted at Ishwardi EPZ in Pabna on 16 July to help protect against lightning.
Environment
Common Misconceptions About Snakes
On World Snake Day, 16 July, a look at snakebite deaths in Bangladesh and some widespread misconceptions about snakes.
Environment
19-Foot Burmese Python Caught in Florida
A 22-year-old in Florida has caught a Burmese python 19 feet long, as long as an adult giraffe is tall, thought to be the longest of its kind in the world.
Environment
What to Do to Stay Safe From Venomous Snakebites
Snakebites and the deaths they cause rise every flood season, but simple precautions can prevent most venomous bites.