Environment
Plane Strike Kills 40 Flamingos Near Mumbai, Leaving Mangled Remains
Dozens of flamingos were killed when an Emirates plane approaching Mumbai airport struck a flock near Ghatkopar, scattering their remains across the area.
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Wildlife
Environment
Heat-Stricken Monkeys Falling From Trees and Dying in Mexico
Mexican authorities are investigating whether extreme heat is behind the deaths of endangered howler monkeys that have been falling from trees in the country's south.
Cooking
Poachers Flee Leaving Cooked Deer Meat Deep in the Sundarbans
Poachers deep in the Sundarbans abandoned 9 kg of cooked deer meat and fled into the forest when forest guards arrived, leaving three boats behind.
Environment
Wildlife Face Water and Habitat Crisis
The drying of hill streams and continuing deforestation in Ukhiya and Teknaf have left wildlife in a severe water and habitat crisis.
Bangladesh
Schoolboy Injured by Langur He Tried to Pet in Abhaynagar
A black-faced langur bit an 11-year-old schoolboy on the chest in Abhaynagar, Jashore, when he tried to pet it; another boy was attacked earlier the same day.
Environment
Sundarbans Fire: Committee to Probe Damage to Biodiversity
A seven-member committee will investigate whether the fire in the Sundarbans at Amarbunia damaged the forest's biodiversity.
Livestock
7ft Python Removed from Chicken Coop
A seven-foot python found in a chicken coop in Morrelganj, Bagerhat, was rescued and released into the Sundarbans.
Environment
Two Spectacled Langur Babies Rescued in Chattogram
Police in Karnaphuli, Chattogram, rescued two spectacled langur babies from a bus and arrested the bus supervisor accused of trafficking them.
Cooking
Pet Cat Sets House on Fire While Playing, Causing Lakhs in Damage
A pet cat in China's Sichuan province accidentally switched on an induction cooker while playing in the kitchen, starting a fire that burnt goods worth several lakh taka.
Crops
Hippos Stuck in Mud as Drought Dries Up River in Botswana
More than a hundred hippos have been trapped in the mud of Botswana's Thamalakane River after severe drought dried it up, wildlife officials said.
Environment
138 Endangered Turtles Rescued in Chattogram
The Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division has rescued 138 turtles of an endangered species from two shops on Station Road in Chattogram.
Environment
Wild Elephants Spread Fear in Kaptai
People living inside the Kaptai hydroelectric power plant area in Rangamati are spending their nights in fear of wild elephant attacks.
Environment
Youth Arrested With Two Bear Cubs in Bandarban
Police in Alikadam, Bandarban, have rescued two cubs of an endangered bear species and arrested a young man for wildlife trafficking.