Satkhira, April 21 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 75 ostrich chicks and gold ornaments from Kushkhali and Padmo Shakhra border areas in Sadar upazila on Saturday.
Category: Wildlife
Plastic pollution is killing the planet – Take it seriously
This is installment 1 of an Earth Day series: “Houston, we have a problem” In a series of emails from Worldwatch this month, learn why plastic waste is so deadly and how you can do your part in your life…
Indian court grants bail to Bollywood star Salman Khan
New Delhi— A court has granted bail to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who spent the past two days in prison after he was convicted of poaching rare deer in a wildlife preserve two decades ago. –AP/UNB
Ecuador endangered
By John Seed The tropical Andes of Ecuador are at the top of the world list of biodiversity hotspots in terms of vertebrate species, endemic vertebrates, and endemic plants Ecuador has more orchid and hummingbird species than Brazil, which is…
Most of stranded whales on Australia coast die
More than 150 whales have become stranded in Hamelin Bay in western Australia, and only 15 of them were still alive on Friday, authorities said.
Ostrich hatch chicks at Bamgabandhu Safari Park
Dhaka – For the second time in the country’s history, three baby ostriches hatched from eggs at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
By Dead Sea, camels graze at Earth’s lowest place
Kibbutz Kalya,(AP/UNB) — Each winter, camels lope around the moon-like desert landscape of the lowest place on Earth under the watchful eyes of their Bedouin Arab herders, in an ancient tradition passed from father to son over the generations.
Dev threatens Latin America’s great Pantanal wetlands
CACERES, Brazil,(BSS/AFP) – You can only just hear the murmur of running water through Plinia Rodrigues’ vegetable garden, but that tiny stream has a huge job: keeping alive Latin America’s mammoth wetlands, known as the Pantanal.
In Colombia birders find their version of Eden
CALI, Colombia,(BSS/AFP) – Despite his small stature, 10-year-old Juan David Camacho has big dreams: pacing through Colombia’s jungle with binoculars in tow, he aims to spot all the bird species his country offers.
Legal Africa-Asia wildlife trade gets a look in
By Willow Outhwaite Cambridge, UK, Mar 8 (IPS) – In recent years, the focus on wildlife trade between Africa and Asia has been almost exclusively on poaching of iconic mammals and the smuggling of their parts.
Wild animals go hungry at Karamjal reproduction centre
Khulna, March 10 – Feed crisis deepens at Karamjal Wildlife Reproduction Centre where animals are feared to fail to reproduce, according to the authorities concerned.
Bird exhibition attracts visitors to National Press Club
Dhaka, March 9 – Hundreds of bird lovers thronged the Exotic Birds Show 2018 on the Jatiya Press Club premises here on the weekend to watch birds of different species under one shed.
Ecuador endangered
John Seed The tropical Andes of Ecuador are at the top of the world list of biodiversity hotspots in terms of vertebrate species, endemic vertebrates, and endemic plants. Ecuador has more orchid and hummingbird species than Brazil, which is 32…
Saving the orangutans of Sumatra
The Leuser Ecosystem is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Sumatra and one of the largest single continuous blocks of tropical rainforest left in the whole of south-east Asia. It is also home to the orangutan, one of the…
Tiger census in Sundarbans begins Wednesday
Khulna, Feb 13 – A joint team of the Department of Forest and the conservation organisation WildTeam will launch a 75-day tiger census in the Sundarbans on Wednesday, also the Sundarbans Day.
Indian speeding train kills 4 elephants
At least four elephants were killed and two others injured in Assam after a train hit a herd trying to cross railway tracks, officials said.
Mammals and birds are likely to survive climate change
Mammals and birds stand the best chance of all animals of surviving Earth’s rapidly changing climate, researchers said Monday.
Mammals more likely to survive climate change
Mammals and birds stand the best chance of all animals of surviving Earth’s rapidly changing climate, researchers said Monday. An analysis of how nearly 11,5000 species fared over 270 million years of hot-and-cold fluctuations showed that warm-blooded creatures cope better…
Overview of outcomes at the 2017 climate talks
by Meena Raman The annual climate change talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and the Paris Agreement (PA) took place in Bonn, Germany, on 6-18 November 2017, ending a day later…
Bird fair held on JU campus amid mixed criticism
Savar, Dhaka 19 Jan – A daylong bird fair on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus was organised on Friday) amid mixed criticism about gathering of the guest birds on campus.
Elephant kills Rohingya man in Cox’s Bazar
A Rohingya man was killed in an elephant attack in Majurchhara area of Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yakub Ali, 45, son of Mahmud Ali.
Bird fair held at jahangirnagar university
A day-long Bird Fair-2018 was held today on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus with a view to raising mass awareness to conserve birds in the environment. JU Zoology department in association with Wild Life Rescue Center (WLRC), Bangladesh Bird Club,…
‘Virus cause of over 170 dolphin deaths in Brazil’
Sao Paulo, Jan 12 (AP/UNB)— Brazilian scientists say a virus is the main cause for the death of close to 200 Guiana dolphins in little more than 40 days on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.
Migratory birds shying away hitherto safe JU campus
Each year as winter descends lakes on the Jahangirnagar University campus play host to hundreds of migratory birds, who prefer taking this temporary refuge to escape extreme chilly weather of Siberian region. But this year the scene appears unpleasantly different.…
Japan-funded audio-visual facilities handed over to National Zoo
The Japanese government today handed over audio-visual equipments worth about US$60,291 to Bangladesh National Zoo under the scheme of grant assistance for cultural grassroots projects.
Nepal’s last known dancing bears rescued
Nepali authorities have rescued the country’s last known “dancing bears”, officials said Sunday, ending the medieval tradition of abuse of the beasts for entertainment.
115 new species discovered in Greater Mekong: WWF
A crocodile lizard that has been turned into a cartoon character, a horseshoe bat that would not look out of place in a Star Wars movie and a snail-eating turtle are just three of the 115 new species discovered in…
Endangered giant soft-shell turtle nest found in Cambodia
Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various other animal and plant life have been discovered in the greater Mekong region. The…
‘Pangolin traffickers opening up new routes’
Pangolin smugglers are constantly opening up new routes to evade law enforcement agencies, a study showed Friday, highlighting the challenge of tackling the trade in the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal. While at least 20 tonnes of pangolins and their…
Five elephants killed by train in India
A train has struck and killed five elephants as they crossed over tracks at a tea plantation in northeast India, an official said Monday. The elephants, including a pregnant female, were part of a larger herd wandering through the plantation…