EnvironmentThe snakes a Bangladeshi farmer meets most often, and which are venomous
Professor Farid Ahsan of Chittagong University says 80 percent of the snakes found in Bangladesh are not venomous.
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EnvironmentOnly about 23 slow lorises left in Lawachara as rescued animals die on release
Seven of nine radio-collared lorises released in the park died within a short time; deforestation is pushing the endangered nocturnal primate into villages, where roads, railway lines and power lines kill it.
EnvironmentThe Bengal fox that keeps rats down is slipping towards extinction
The IUCN says the Bengal fox, currently listed as near threatened, could move into the endangered category in its ongoing reassessment.