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Saving Old Dhaka's Monkeys Is Now a Question of Biodiversity
Old Dhaka's monkeys face a struggle for survival from urbanisation, noise and hunger, says Jagannath University zoology professor Abdullah Al Masud.
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EnvironmentKhan Jahan Ali shrine pond in Bagerhat left without a crocodile after child's death
On 3 June 2026 the Forest Department took the last crocodile from the pond beside Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali's shrine in Bagerhat to a rescue centre in Khulna after it killed an eight-year-old girl. Caretakers, who say crocodiles had lived there for 600 years, demanded its return with safety fencing.
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12-Foot Python Found in a House in Chattogram
A 12-foot Burmese python was rescued from a house in Chattogram's Boalkhali upazila and released into a hill forest.
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Green Pit Viper Found Hiding in a Banana Bunch in Sreemangal
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a green pit viper from inside a banana bunch at a wholesale shop in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar.
EnvironmentTwo injured deer rescued from Patharghata villages and released into the Sundarbans
On 11 May 2026 the Forest Department rescued two wounded deer from two villages of Charduani union in Patharghata, Barguna, and released them into the Sundarbans after first aid. It said it was investigating how they were hurt.
World
Human Remains Found Inside 15-Foot Crocodile in South Africa
Remains of a missing hotel owner were found inside a 15-foot crocodile that police airlifted from a river in South Africa.
EnvironmentInjured endangered Bengal slow loris rescued in Matiranga, Khagrachhari
An injured Bengal slow loris, an endangered primate, was rescued from Shantipur in Gumti union of Khagrachhari's Matiranga upazila on 5 May 2026 and treated at an animal hospital the next day; the Forest Department said it would be released once it recovered.
EnvironmentInjured rat snake and kalnagini rescued in Kalapara, treated at livestock office
On 5 May 2026 volunteers of Animal Lovers of Patuakhali rescued an injured six-foot rat snake and a kalnagini (ornate flying snake) from two homes in Kalapara; both were treated at the upazila livestock office before a planned release into a forest.
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Leg Hurt in Storm, a Kite Sits With Its Head Bowed
A black kite injured in a night storm sat on a light stand at the gate of the National Press Club, where passers-by photographed and fed it.
EnvironmentWild elephant herd kills a mother and her young daughter in Ramu, Cox's Bazar
A herd of three wild elephants entered Syed Colony in West Khuniapalong, Ramu upazila, around dawn on 30 April 2026 and killed a woman and her small daughter. The Forest Department said the herd was driven back into the forest and the family would receive financial assistance.
Environment
Past Fears of Extinction, Wild Elephants Increase in the Garo Hills
Forest officials and activists say more food in the forest has boosted breeding, with numerous elephant calves born in the Garo hills of Sherpur in the past year.
Environment
Forest Felled Unchecked in Alikadam, Wildlife in Decline
A timber racket is clearing around 200 acres of natural forest in remote Chaikkhyang on the Alikadam-Thanchi border, cutting hills for roads and drying up the streams Mro villages depend on.
Environment
Sick Wild Elephant Dies in Rangamati's Longadu, Female Stands Grieving Beside It
A long-ill male Asian wild elephant, about 65 years old, has died in Longadu, Rangamati, with a female elephant standing beside its body.