Environment
National Zoo Earns Tk 1.34 Crore Selling Deer and Peacocks in 13 Months
After animals bred heavily during the Covid closure, the National Zoo sold deer and peacocks worth Tk 1.34 crore in 13 months and now plans exchanges instead.
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Animal kingdom
Crops
Loss of Wetlands Will Put Biodiversity Under Threat, Says Expert
A wetland expert warned on World Wetlands Day that fish, crops and all biodiversity will be threatened unless Bangladesh's shrinking wetlands are protected.
Environment
Now a Lioness Dies at Bangabandhu Safari Park
An ailing lioness died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, following the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger there in January.
Environment
Mother Throws Three-Year-Old Into Bear Enclosure at Tashkent Zoo
A mother in Uzbekistan has been charged with attempted murder after throwing her three-year-old daughter into a bear enclosure at Tashkent zoo.
Environment
Red Kangaroos Among Five New Species Coming to the National Zoo
The National Zoo has started the tender process to bring in five new species, including red kangaroos and African lions, within about three months.
Crops
Egrets, the Farmer's Friend, Are Disappearing
White egrets and other farmer-friendly birds are vanishing from Jhenaidah's fields because of pesticides, hunting, tree felling and climate change.
Rooftop farming
Rare Pig-Tailed Macaque Chained Up for Pestering Tourists Is Rescued
A rare northern pig-tailed macaque that had been chained on a rooftop at Baikka Beel in Sreemangal was rescued sick from the cold and taken for treatment.
Environment
Safari Park Saw 25 Zebras Born but 32 Die
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur has recorded 25 zebra births but 32 deaths, leaving only 18 zebras after January's die-off.
Environment
11 Zebra Deaths at Safari Park: Two Officials Withdrawn
Two officials of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur were withdrawn after 11 zebras died, and a move to withdraw the project director is under way.
Environment
Endangered Vulture Flies Down Into a Field in Kurigram
Local people rescued a vulture of a species described as extinct after it landed in a field at Paschim Kaludanga Madhyapara village in Ulipur, Kurigram.
Environment
Shark Attacks Rise Worldwide
Shark attacks rose to 73 worldwide in 2021 from 52 the year before, with 11 deaths, according to researchers.
Environment
Where People and Wild Mynas Are Friends
Hundreds of wild mynas gather every morning at Atroshi Biswa Zaker Manzil in Faridpur to be fed by visitors and local shopkeepers.
Environment
Case Filed Against Over 100 People for Killing a Leopard Cat in Habiganj
The Forest Department filed a case against more than 100 people after villagers in Chunarughat beat a leopard cat to death, thinking it was a tiger.