Environment
Great hornbills rescued from bus in Chandanaish, supervisor jailed
Police in Chandanaish, Chattogram, rescued two endangered great hornbills from a bus, and a mobile court jailed the bus supervisor for four months.
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Wildlife
Crops
Having Lost Everything, Elephant Attack Victims Live on Promises
Families in Mymensingh's Haluaghat and Dhobaura who have lost relatives, crops and homes to wild elephants say they have received only promises of compensation.
Environment
Four great hornbills rescued, two jailed for six months
A mobile court in Banshkhali, Chattogram, has sentenced two men to six months each in jail for smuggling four great hornbills.
Livestock
Harun ate jackal meat 'to cure body aches'
A man in Kuakata cooked and ate a wild jackal in the belief that its meat cures body pain, and animal welfare volunteers rescued a second one from his home.
EnvironmentYoung fishing cat rescued from a Teknaf home and released into the forest
Forest Department staff rescued a young male fishing cat that local people had caught with a net at a house in Naitongpara, Teknaf, on 22 May 2023, and released it in the Sairon canal area near Betbagan the same afternoon.
Environment
Zero Tolerance Policy Declared Against Wildlife Crime
The government has declared a zero tolerance policy on wildlife crime, the environment minister said on International Biodiversity Day.
Environment
Government Determined to Stop Deaths from Wild Elephant Attacks: Minister
The environment minister told a meeting on human-elephant conflict that the government is determined to end deaths from wild elephant attacks.
Bangladesh
Wild Boar Injures Three in Rangamati's Longadu
Three people were injured when a wild boar bit them in the Chailyatali area of Longadu upazila in Rangamati.
Environment
Youth Detained With Two Hornbill Chicks in Gazipur
Two chicks of the threatened hornbill were recovered from a house in East Chandana, Gazipur, and a 23-year-old was detained.
Crops
Another Farmer Killed by Wild Elephant in Sherpur
A 55-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant while chasing a herd away from ripe boro paddy on the Sreebardi border.
Environment
Deer Dies After Jumping into River to Escape Dogs in Patharghata
A deer bitten by dogs in the Haringhata protected forest in Barguna's Patharghata jumped into a river and later died while being treated.
Crops
Government Working to Protect Lives and Property from Wild Elephant Attacks
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin says the government is taking steps to protect people from wild elephant attacks, including solar fencing and prompt compensation.
Environment
Titanoboa, the King of Snakes
Long before the anaconda, a snake over a tonne in weight and 50 feet long ruled the forests of South America, according to fossils found in northern Colombia.