Environment
Large Monocled Cobra Found Hiding in Sreemangal Staff Quarters
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation has rescued a venomous monocled cobra from a home in staff quarters next to Kalighat post office in Sreemangal.
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14 Monocled Cobra Eggs Hatch After 46 Days of Care in Kalapara
Fourteen monocled cobra eggs kept and tended at an animal shelter in Kalapara, Patuakhali, have hatched for the first time after 46 days of care.
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Clouded leopard and hoolock gibbon recorded in Inani forest, Cox's Bazar
A camera-trap study in Inani National Park has found 23 mammal species, among them the clouded leopard and the hoolock gibbon, while human encroachment keeps shrinking their habitat.
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Cat Snake Found Hiding in a Bunch of Bananas in Sreemangal
A brown phanimonsa, or cat snake, found inside a bunch of bananas at a Sreemangal banana wholesale market has been rescued and handed to the forest department.
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Vultures vanishing as poisoning and lost mates halt breeding in Habiganj
Vultures in Habiganj have halved in five years after dozens died eating poisoned carcasses in Moulvibazar, and because a vulture that loses its mate does not pair again, breeding has stalled.
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The Remarkable Life of the Hairy Caterpillar Hidden Among the Leaves
A hairy caterpillar spotted on a roadside debdaru tree offers a lesson in metamorphosis, and a reminder never to touch one with bare hands.
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Five Venomous Monocled Cobra Young Rescued From Under a Staircase in Kamalganj
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation has rescued five young monocled cobras from under the staircase of a house in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar.
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The Rare Animals at Anant Ambani's 3,500-Acre Vantara
Vantara, the Reliance Foundation wildlife rescue centre in Jamnagar led by Anant Ambani, covers more than 3,500 acres and says it holds over 150,000 animals of more than 2,000 species.
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Lemurs, Unique Animals Pushed Towards Extinction by Trafficking
A column warns that lemurs, 94 per cent of whose species face extinction, are also victims of trafficking, as shown by the theft of ring-tailed lemurs from Gazipur Safari Park.
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What It Will Take to Save Sea Turtles on Cox's Bazar Beaches
Olive ridley turtles returning to nest in Cox's Bazar are dying in fishing nets in growing numbers, and researchers say enforcement and awareness are essential to protect them.
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The World's Largest Squirrel Lives in Bangladesh, So Why Is It Disappearing?
Squirrels, including the rare Malayan giant squirrel of Habiganj's Rema-Kalenga forest, are declining in Bangladesh because of habitat loss, hunting, pesticides and climate change.
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Three Reasons the Small Indian Civet, Nature's Friend, Is Under Threat
Insensitivity, ignorance and rumour are pushing the gandhagokul, a shy civet that protects crops and spreads forest seeds, into serious danger in Bangladesh.
Environment
Two Elephants Used to Extort Money Returned to Their Owners
The Forest Department has returned two elephants rescued two years ago from use in extorting money on roads to their owners, on conditions that they are not abused or used to collect money.