Fisheries
Pet Food Prices Soar as Shortage Grows
Prices of imported pet food in Dhaka have risen by up to 30 per cent as the dollar crisis hampers imports and stocks dwindle.
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Animals
Agribusiness
Wild Dogs Kill 175 Sheep, Spreading Fear Among Farmers
Wild dogs killed 175 sheep worth an estimated Tk 20 lakh at a farm in Sonagazi, Feni, and farmers say the livestock officer was slow to respond.
Livestock
Overuse of Antibiotics in Farm Animals Raises Growing Danger
Experts and studies warn that unregulated antibiotic use in Bangladesh's poultry, cattle and fish is breeding resistant germs that reach people through food and the environment.
Environment
Tapasi's 'Puchi Family' of 14 Cats
Tapasi Das's Facebook page Puchi Family, built around life with her cats, has grown to more than 15 lakh followers and helps fund animal and human welfare.
Environment
How Do Ants Conquer Kingdoms?
A feature on how ants farm, fight and, in the case of Polyergus ants, raid Formica colonies, kill their queens and take over their workers.
Crops
Started as a Hobby, Moin Uddin's Deer Farm in Mirsarai Is Now a Tourist Spot
A deer farm started as a hobby in 2013 by expatriate Moin Uddin at Olinagar in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has become a tourist attraction.
Environment
Forest Department to Recruit 275 People
The Forest Department will recruit 275 people to nine posts at the Office of the Chief Conservator of Forests, with applications open until 30 November.
Crops
Sitesh Babu's Second Life After Surviving a Bear's Claws
Sitesh Ranjan Deb, who lost an eye and much of his face to a bear in 1991, still runs a refuge for sick and injured wildlife in Sreemangal but fears it has no future without steady support.
Environment
Sitesh Babu's Zoo on the Verge of Closure for Lack of Funds
A family-run wildlife shelter in Sreemangal that has cared for animals for about 50 years fears closure as monthly costs rise beyond what it can pay.
Environment
16 Foreign Animals Arrive at the National Zoo
Sixteen new animals of five species have been brought to the National Zoo in Mirpur and released from quarantine, with the lions due to go on show after training.
Environment
Egret and Cormorant Chicks Raised Like His Own in Mostafa's Workshop
A workshop mechanic in Barguna's Taltali upazila rears bird chicks that fall from storm-damaged nests and releases them into the forest, and is now raising two egrets and a cormorant.
Environment
The Clever Phoring, the 'Prince Insect'
The phoring, a familiar insect of Bangladesh's yards and fields, is hard to catch, has remarkable eyes and is fondly called the 'prince insect'.
Environment
Animals Lost in the Last Century That We Will Never See Again, and One That Came Back
Extinction is far from rare, with an estimated 10,000 species lost each year, and some familiar animals have disappeared within living memory.