Environment
Great hornbills rescued from bus in Chandanaish, supervisor jailed
Police in Chandanaish, Chattogram, rescued two endangered great hornbills from a bus, and a mobile court jailed the bus supervisor for four months.
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Animals
Environment
Four great hornbills rescued, two jailed for six months
A mobile court in Banshkhali, Chattogram, has sentenced two men to six months each in jail for smuggling four great hornbills.
Environment
Afloat in water, walking on land: the olive ridley turtle
A science writer describes the olive ridley sea turtle's mass nesting on a handful of beaches and warns that the species could vanish this century unless they are protected.
Livestock
Harun ate jackal meat 'to cure body aches'
A man in Kuakata cooked and ate a wild jackal in the belief that its meat cures body pain, and animal welfare volunteers rescued a second one from his home.
Environment
Zero Tolerance Policy Declared Against Wildlife Crime
The government has declared a zero tolerance policy on wildlife crime, the environment minister said on International Biodiversity Day.
Environment
Six-Kilogram Python Released in Kaptai National Park
A python rescued from a house in Rangamati Sadar has been released deep in Kaptai National Park.
Environment
The Tuatara, a Creature from the Age of Dinosaurs
A science writer looks at the tuatara, a slow-breeding reptile described as the last survivor of a family dating back to the age of dinosaurs.
Environment
Why Do Camels Eat Venomous Snakes?
A feature describes a camel disease called Hayam which, the writer says, is cured only when the camel swallows a live venomous snake.
Environment
When White Rats Become Pets
White albino rats, long kept as pets, are prized by researchers, and a science writer argues that Bangladesh should train people to farm them for research.
Environment
New Foal Joins the Zebra Herd at Gazipur Safari Park
A new foal has joined the zebra herd at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, bringing the number of zebras to 26.
Environment
Kittens Trapped Between Two Buildings Rescued by Fire Service in Barguna
The fire service rescued two nearly dead kittens that had been stuck for two days in a three-inch gap between two buildings in Barguna town.
Environment
Baby Langur Cries Beside Its Mother, Electrocuted in Lathitila Forest
A spectacled langur has again died of electrocution in the Lathitila reserved forest in Juri, Moulvibazar, and its baby kept crying beside the body.
Environment
Why Planes Cannot Fly Over Messi's House
Planes cannot fly over Lionel Messi's mansion because it lies next to a park near Barcelona that Spanish environmental law strictly protects.