Environment
Villagers Catch Faridpur Crocodile After 17 Days
A freshwater crocodile stranded for 17 days in a pond in Faridpur Sadar upazila has been caught by local villagers after two failed attempts by wildlife officials.
Tags
Animal kingdom
Environment
World's 'Loneliest' Bear Dies Months After Rescue
Jambolina, a bear called the world's "loneliest" after 12 years caged for a Ukrainian circus, has died a few months after being rescued and taken to a sanctuary in the Swiss Alps.
Environment
'Crocodile Scare' in Faridpur's Salam Khar Dangi Village
Residents of Salam Khar Dangi village in Faridpur Sadar are living in fear after a crocodile was spotted in a local pond, and the forest department is trying to lure it out.
Environment
Wildlife Roams Freely in Lawachara as Visitors Stay Away
With visits to Lawachara National Park suspended because of Covid, locals and officials say gibbons, deer, monkeys and langurs are now seen freely and their numbers have grown.
Environment
28 Zoo-Hatched Python Babies Released
Twenty-eight python hatchlings born by artificial incubation at Chattogram Zoo have been released at the Sitakunda Botanical Garden and Eco-park.
Agribusiness
Police Rescue 13-Inch Tokay Gecko 'Worth Tk 100 Crore' in Faridpur
Police in Faridpur's Alfadanga rescued a tokay gecko, rumoured locally to be worth Tk 100 crore, while it was being sold, and released it into the forest.
Environment
Nilgai Dies of Panic in Ranisankail, Thakurgaon
A nilgai died in Thakurgaon's Ranisankail upazila after villagers tried to catch it, and officials suspect it suffered a stroke from fear.
Environment
Two Pythons Rescued From Villages, Released in Sundarbans
The forest department rescued two pythons, 10 and 17 feet long, from villages near the Sundarbans' Sarankhola range and released them into the forest.
Environment
Rare Slow Loris Rescued in Rangamati
An injured baby slow loris, a rare species, was rescued from bushes beside the Rangamati Betar building and handed to the Forest Department.
Environment
10 Venomous Snake Hatchlings Found Under a Bed in Jashore
Ten venomous snake hatchlings were recovered from a hole under a bed in Sajjak Hossain's house in Jhikargachha, Jashore.
Environment
A Stray Langur Makes Friends With People in Goalanda
A lone langur that arrived in Goalanda, Rajbari, a month ago has grown friendly with local people, who now feed it.
Environment
National Zoo Animals Thrive as Covid Keeps Visitors Away
Animals at the National Zoo in Mirpur are in good health while the zoo is closed to visitors, and the authorities say viral photos of starving animals are not theirs.
Cooking
Elephant Breaks Into Kitchen in Search of Food in Thailand
A wild elephant broke through the kitchen wall of a house in Thailand's Hua Hin district looking for food.