Migratory Birds Decline at Protected Baikka Beel
Flocks of migratory birds once filled the protected Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar, but far fewer come now and visiting birdwatchers often leave disappointed.
Flocks of migratory birds once filled the protected Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar, but far fewer come now and visiting birdwatchers often leave disappointed.
A spell of severe cold and dense fog in Moulvibazar is hitting tea garden workers and day labourers who lack warm clothes but must keep working.
A python found by farmers harvesting aman paddy in Sreemangal was rescued unharmed and handed to the local wildlife office.
Wildlife in Lawachara National Park at Kamalganj in Moulvibazar is thought to be roaming less freely, though the forest department refuses to accept that animal numbers have fallen.
EnvironmentOn 24 November 2025 a python weighing about 20 kg, spotted on a wall during bush clearing at Ichhabpur in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, was rescued unharmed by the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation and the forest department and handed over for release in Lawachara forest.
Wild boar from Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj are coming down to farmland in search of food and destroying paddy and winter vegetables, forcing farmers to keep watch all night.
Snakebite patients in Moulvibazar lack enough antivenom, and even where it is stocked, a shortage of doctors often prevents its use.
A tea worker in Sreemangal who also sells jhalmuri has spent 28 years planting trees wherever he finds empty ground.
A 10-foot python tangled in a net fence in a paddy field in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, was rescued, treated and released into Lawachara National Park.
Waterlogging in Kawadighi haor in Moulvibazar has submerged Aman fields and seedbeds, and farmers and officials disagree over whether the pump house can drain it.
Two giant bulls named Rajkumar and Sultan are attracting attention at Moulvibazar's qurbani market, with an asking price of Tk 17 lakh for the pair.
Three civet cubs held by a household in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, have been rescued and taken to a wildlife rescue centre in Lawachhara National Park.
Visitors and locals say fewer migratory birds are coming to Baikka Beel, while this year's waterbird census recorded a rise.