Environment
Elderly Man Killed by Wild Elephant in Cox's Bazar
A 70-year-old labourer was killed by a wild elephant while returning home from plantation work in Pekua, Cox's Bazar.
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Wildlife
Environment
Feasting on Fox Meat
Foxes are being hunted indiscriminately in Patuakhali and the south in the belief that their meat relieves joint pain, which doctors call superstition.
Environment
Slow Loris Returned to the Forest in Kaptai
An endangered slow loris found near an Ansar camp in Rangamati has been released deep in Kaptai National Park.
Environment
Hollywood-Style Hunt for a Lioness Near Berlin Turns Up a Wild Boar
A 30-hour search for a lioness reported loose in the German town of Kleinmachnow ended when experts concluded the animal on a viral video was most likely a wild boar.
Environment
Penguins Starving in the Atlantic, Thousands of Bodies Wash Ashore
More than 2,000 Magellanic penguins, most of them young, have washed up dead on Uruguay's Atlantic coast, apparently from starvation.
Environment
Langur Rescued in Kishoreganj Handed to Safari Park
A male mukhpora langur that had been roaming Karimganj and Itna upazilas of Kishoreganj was caught on 21 July and handed to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
Fisheries
Crocodile Caught in Fisherman's Net in the Jayanti River
A crocodile was caught in a fisherman's net in the Jayanti river in Muladi upazila of Barishal on 17 July, and wildlife officials set out from Dhaka to take charge of it.
World
Seven Cheetahs Die One After Another in Modi's Dream Project
Seven cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa, or born to them, have died in India in four months, threatening the reintroduction project.
Environment
Sick Elephant That Came Down from the Hills Dies
A male wild elephant aged about 50-60 that came down sick from the hills in Cox's Bazar's Ramu upazila has died of a brain haemorrhage.
Bangladesh
Baby Elephant That Swam From Myanmar Still Not Returned to Forest
A baby wild elephant that swam across the Naf River from Myanmar remains at Shah Porir Dwip after 40 hours, and one man has been injured.
Environment
Baby Elephant Swims Across River From Myanmar to Teknaf
A baby elephant about seven feet tall has swum across the Naf River from Myanmar and entered Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf.
World
Mexican Mayor Marries Crocodile to Bring Good Fortune
The mayor of a town in southern Mexico has married a crocodile in a traditional ritual meant to bring good fortune to its residents.
Environment
Rare Marabou Stork Rescued in Joypurhat
A young man in Joypurhat has rescued a sick marabou stork, a rare bird, which the forest department has taken for treatment.