Environment
1,773 Turtle Hatchlings Released Into the Sea in Two and a Half Months
A CODEC project released 1,773 turtle hatchlings on the Ukhiya and Teknaf coasts of Cox's Bazar in two and a half months of this breeding season.
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Animal kingdom
Environment
What You Can See in a Day at Jahanabad
A college student describes a day out with friends at Gilatala Jahanabad Cantonment near Khulna, from its zoo and fish museum to a picnic under silk cotton trees.
Fisheries
The 'Wolf' That Roams the Dark of the Sea
With powerful teeth and a fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish lives in the cold depths of the North Atlantic and feeds on shelled molluscs and crustaceans.
EnvironmentSrimangal medical assistant treats sick stray animals with his own salary
Debjyoti Chakraborty Dwip, a medical assistant at a private clinic in Srimangal, Moulvibazar, has cycled around town and tea estates since 2018 treating sick dogs, cats, birds and other animals, spending a large part of his pay on it, Jagonews24 reported in March 2025.
Environment
Cat Stuck on Elevated Expressway Beam Rescued
A cat stuck on a beam under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway was rescued at dawn on 2 March by volunteers using a baited trap, after city corporation efforts with ladders failed.
Environment
Vultures, Nature's Sweepers, Are Nearly Extinct
Once seen everywhere, vultures are now nearly extinct in Bangladesh, and experts warn they could vanish within a few years unless the species is protected.
Environment
The Fox That Changes Colour With the Seasons
The Arctic fox, also called the white, polar or snow fox, is described as the only fox whose coat changes colour with the seasons.
Environment
Four Turtles Released Into the Sea Fitted With Satellite Tags
Four nesting sea turtles have been fitted with satellite tags and released on Teknaf beach in Cox's Bazar for research.
EnvironmentCampaign to protect freshwater turtles launched in Tala, Satkhira
Under the slogan "Turtles are friends of the environment; let them live in nature", the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Forest Department launched a turtle conservation campaign in Satkhira on 2 February 2025, due to run in Gopalganj, Madaripur and Khulna until 13 February.
Environment
The Vaquita, a Living History of the Sea
Only about 10 to 15 vaquitas, a tiny marine mammal found only in Mexico's Gulf of California, are left, down from several thousand, as illegal fishing nets threaten its survival.
Environment
'Tiger' Label Gets Fishing Cats Killed
The fishing cat, known locally as mechho bagh or 'fishing tiger', is regularly killed by people who mistake it for a tiger, and experts warn it could disappear unless the killings stop.
CropsRajshahi forest office sues two content creators over heron and wild duck videos
On 3 February 2025 a wildlife inspector of the Forest Department filed a case in Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-2 against two content creators over videos of slaughtering and roasting pond herons and lesser whistling ducks. The court issued summonses.
Fisheries
Turtles Are Dying Even as They Come Ashore to Lay Eggs
Researchers have recovered more than a hundred dead mother turtles, most of them egg-bearing olive ridleys, from the Cox's Bazar coast during the breeding season.