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.
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.
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.
Moniur Rana has fed mynas outside his shop in Jibannagar, Chuadanga, every day for three years, and the flock that comes to him has grown to about 200.
A Bhola fisherman who began with 10 pairs of pigeons during a fishing ban now keeps about 80 pairs and earns Tk 30,000 to 40,000 a month.
A mobile court in Lakshmipur jailed a young man for one year and fined him Tk 100 for poaching seven waterhens.
Migratory birds on the chars of Bhola have fallen by 70 percent in two years, blamed on food shortage, hunting, climate change and human disturbance.
A guide to the wetlands, haors and islands across Bangladesh where migratory birds can be seen each winter, and to the threats they face.
Mononesh Das writes about the brightly coloured kingfisher, a hunting bird commonly seen in the countryside of Bangladesh.
A winding lake full of water lilies at Sagornal tea estate in Moulvibazar's Juri upazila has become home to many species of birds.
