Environment
Three More Deer Rescued From Villages in Monpura
Three spotted deer that wandered into villages in Monpura, Bhola, apparently looking for food, were rescued and released into a protected forest.
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Environment
Unruly Tourists Crowd Lawachhara, Leaving Forest Animals in Panic
Eid holiday crowds far beyond the capacity of Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar have littered the forest and frightened its wildlife, officials and environmentalists say.
Bangladesh
Spotted Deer Washed in by Meghna Tide Rescued in Bhola
A spotted deer carried in on the Meghna tide was rescued at Monpura in Bhola and released into a protected forest the same afternoon.
Bangladesh
Short of Food, Monkeys Raid Homes in Shariatpur
Monkeys that have lived in Shariatpur villages for 50 years are raiding homes and snatching food as fruit trees disappear, and residents want the government to feed them.
Environment
National Zoo to Get a Leopard and Two Other New Animals
The National Zoo in Mirpur has placed orders for a leopard, wildebeest and waterbirds, due before Eid-ul-Azha, while it prepares for large Eid-ul-Fitr crowds.
EnvironmentConcrete block factory alleged in Garo Hills elephant area of Nalitabari
Jagonews24 reported on 14 March 2026 that two local Union Parishad members were accused of running a CC block factory deep in the Garo Hills forest of Nalitabari, Sherpur, an area known as a wild elephant habitat; one denied making the blocks for sale, and the Forest Department said it had stopped the work and seized the equipment.
Agribusiness
Wild Junglefowl Brought for Sale Rescued From Market
The forest department rescued a wild junglefowl from a local market in Dighinala, Khagrachhari, and later released it into the hill forest.
Livestock
50-Kg Python Swallows 20-Kg Goat, Later Released in the Sundarbans
An 18-foot python that swallowed a goat in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat was rescued and released into the Sundarbans.
Bangladesh
Locals Catch and Chain Fishing Cat in Sunamganj
Local workers in the Tahirpur border area of Sunamganj caught a fishing cat cub and kept it tied up with a chain.
Environment
Spotted Deer That Strayed Into Village Rescued, Released in Sundarbans
The forest department rescued a Sundarbans spotted deer that had wandered into a village at Amurbunia in Bagerhat and released it back into the forest.
EnvironmentWorld Wildlife Day 2026: how households can protect the wildlife around them
On World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2026, the birds, squirrels, bats and small reptiles living around Bangladeshi homes were losing trees, water and nesting places to concrete; native trees, clean water, fewer pesticides, free birds and calls to the Forest Department in place of home rescue help protect them.
EnvironmentCritically endangered gharial, three turtles rescued from Kushtia's YouTube Village park
Forest officials on 17 February 2026 rescued a critically endangered gharial, about two and a half feet long, and three turtles from a tank at the YouTube Village park in Shimulia, Khoksa, where, local sources said, the gharial had been kept since a fisherman netted it in October 2025.
EnvironmentTwo Tiger Carcasses Found in a Home Freezer in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa, Two Arrested
Police in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province said on 14 February 2026 that they had found two frozen adult tigers in a house basement and arrested two men on charges of illegally trading the endangered animal.