Environment
The Vaquita, a Living History of the Sea
Only about 10 to 15 vaquitas, a tiny marine mammal found only in Mexico's Gulf of California, are left, down from several thousand, as illegal fishing nets threaten its survival.
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Livestock
Hawk "Bahadur" Never Leaves Roman and Guards Neighbours' Poultry
A hawk named Bahadur, rescued sick two years ago by Roman Chhoyal in Zajira, Shariatpur, has refused to leave him and now watches over neighbours' ducklings and chicks.
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Eagle Returns to Rajbari Journalist Two Months After Flying Away
An eagle that animal lover Liton Chakraborty had nursed after it was found with a broken wing has come back to him after flying away unannounced.
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Collecting Snails Keeps Families Going in Chalan Beel
With little other work in the Chalan Beel area, thousands of poor people collect snails for a living, though experts warn the harvest harms soil fertility and the food chain.
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Why Do Snakes Become a Menace?
A guide to why snakes enter homes during the monsoon floods, what to do on seeing one, first aid for bites and the myths around snakes.
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The Country With No Mosquitoes or Snakes
While mosquito-borne diseases kill many people each year, Iceland has no mosquitoes and no snakes because of its cold climate.
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Today Is Snake Day
World Snake Day is marked on 16 July to counter the fear and negative ideas that surround snakes, most of which are not venomous.
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Some Snakes Can Give Birth to 80 Young at Once
Around 30 per cent of snakes bear live young rather than laying eggs, and a female garter snake can give birth to up to 80 at once.
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Animals More Deadly Than Snakes Live All Around You
Amid fear of Russell's viper, a look at everyday creatures that kill more people than snakes, from mosquitoes to dogs.
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Do You Know the World's Longest Venomous Snake?
The king cobra, which can reach 3-4 metres, is the world's longest venomous snake, while the reticulated python is the longest snake of all.
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Bangladesh's Six Venomous Snakes
Besides the Russell's viper, Bangladesh is home to several other venomous snakes; here is a guide to six of them and to the scale of snakebite in the country.
Fruits
Mango Blossom Sprouts From a Mango's Stalk, Bearing Fruitlets
On a Red Palmer tree in a Faridpur orchard, fresh blossom has sprouted from the stalk of a grown mango and is setting small fruit.
Livestock
A German Shepherd Is the Sole Guard of a Shariatpur Sheep Farm
A trained German Shepherd herds and guards the sheep and goats on businessman Suman Khan's farm in Naria, Shariatpur.