Cambodian authorities rescued more than half a tonne of live tortoises and pythons stolen by smugglers, a forestry official said Tuesday, the latest haul in a country with a thriving illegal wildlife trade. The animals — 102 elongated tortoises and…
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Chinese authorities seize 68,000 python skins
Two Chinese policemen fill out paperwork related to the seizure of 900 python skins in July. This week, reports surfaced that 68,000 skins were recovered in China. By Jani Actman Photos show Chinese authorities rolling them out one by one:…
Wild Bison returns to Europe after a century
By Brian Clark Howard European bison have been reintroduced into the Netherlands. European bison went extinct in the wild in 1919, but now a few thousand are back, grazing in forests and on plains in a handful of countries. The…
World’s highest abundance of sharks
An abundance of marine wildlife receives protection from fishing by the government of Ecuador.
Angry Birds Build the World’s Biggest Nests
You don’t build the world’s biggest bird nests by putting up with lazybones. That, anyway, is the finding of a new study into how sociable weavers (Philetairus socius) make and maintain nests that can house up to 500 birds. Aggressive…
Invasion of the American lobsters: Sweden asks EU for help
Swedish environment ministry says Maine lobster could wipe out European species with deadly diseases Oversexed, overfed and over here: that, in a nutshell, is what the Swedes think of the American lobster from Maine, New England. It may be much…
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
The bright coloration of the poison dart frog is a warning to predators that the animal is toxic. Only about one inch long, the strawberry poison dart frog is a small frog with a plump body and thin limbs. In…
Wildlife is Being Traded On The Darknet
Unlike illicit trade in drugs, guns or pornography, illicit trade in rare wildlife doesn’t have to hide on the ‘darknet’ because people can find whatever rare species they want in the open marketplace.
Threatened primates can swing back if we let them
With only 60 individuals left in northern Madagascar, the northern sportive lemur is on the brink of extinction. Worldwide, more than half of all primates are endangered. If any did die out, their disappearance could alter their ecosystems in unpredictable…
The island where dragons are real
By Jane Palmer Komodo dragons might not breathe fire or fly but they are still awe-inspiring animals – the race is on to save them from becoming mere legends On an archipelago of the Lesser Sunda Islands, which sweep arc-like…
Kenya lions escape park, enter Nirobi residential area
Dhaka – The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is hunting for at least four lions which have escaped from Nairobi National Park bordering the capital, Nairobi, reports BBC. They escaped not long after midnight and were spotted on main roads in…
New species of turtle discovers in Papua New Guinea
A new species of freshwater turtle has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, one of a group which would have been present for the full geological formation of its main Pacific island, researchers said.
Solidarity with sharks
Bradnee Chambers San Jose – It has long been said that we know more about the Moon than we do about the oceans. After all, 12 people have walked on the surface of the Moon, but only three have been…
Wild elephant tramples motorbikes in Indian town
It’s been one of those weeks in India when it comes to wild animals rampaging through populated areas and inflicting damage. On Sunday, it was a 6-year-old leopard that mauled three people. On Wednesday, a large elephant rumbled through a…
Indian leopard injures six in Bangalore school
A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it. A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous…
Many white-tailed deer have malaria
Two years ago, Ellen Martinsen, was collecting mosquitoes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, looking for malaria that might infect birds–when she discovered something strange: a DNA profile, from parasites in the mosquitoes, that she couldn’t identify. By chance, she had…
Good News For Sea Turtles: Florida Beaches Becoming Darker
Newly published research that started as a high school science project confirms that the density of sea turtle nests on Florida beaches is reduced where artificial lights along the coast deter nesting females.
Helicopter pilot killed by elephant poachers
A British helicopter pilot was fatally shot by elephant poachers while flying an anti-poaching mission in Tanzania, a member of Parliament and a conservation fund said Saturday.Roger Gower was working with Tanzanian wildlife authorities when the poachers fired on his…
Winged winter guests flock to JU lake: Birds Fair February 5
Holding the slogan ‘Pakh-Pakhali Desher Rotno, Ashun Kori Sobay Jotno’, Jahangirnagar Univeristy (JU) is going to organise the bird fair-2016 on February 5. Convener of the Fair Dr Md Kamrul Hasan said the fair is being organised with assistance from…
International waterfowl census begins
A seven-day International Waterbird Census covering 25-30 char areas of Bhola, Laxmipur, Noakhali and Patuakhali districts kicked off on Friday.A nine-member team of Bangladesh Bird Club (BBC), Nature Conservation Management (NACOM), and Prakity O Jibon Foundation.will carry out the counting…
Butterflies kiss away the tears of turtles
By Kara Segedin Well, that is the fairy-tale version of events, anyway. The more probable explanation is an insect in search of nutrients: in this case, sodium. These butterflies are in the middle of an extreme salt craving. Researcher Aaron…
Emirates’ innovative initiative against the illegal wildlife trade
Two massive Emirates A380 jets take to the skies last week, wearing special livery in support of United for Wildlife, a global collaboration that unites the efforts of the world’s leading wildlife charities in the fight against the illegal wildlife…
Sneezing monkey, ‘walking’ fish found in Himalayas: WWF
A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a “walking” fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group WWF. WWF has compiled a survey of wildlife discovered by…
5,000 rare species of turtles seized: one held
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Thursday arrested one person and recovered around 5,000 rare species of turtles from city’s Uttar Ashkona area under Dakshin Khan police station tonight. The arrested man was Jasim Uddin Ahmed, 45.
Three sentenced to prison for selling turtles in city
A mobile court on Friday sentenced three people simple jail ranging from 3 to 9 months on charge of being involved involved in selling turtles in the city’s Shakhari bazaar area. A Rab-10 team along with executive magistrate Md Sarwar…
160 kilograms of rare turtles recovered in capital
The Forest Department has recovered four maunds (about 160 kgs) of turtle of different species from the Sankhari Bazar area in the capital early Friday.
Police seize 49 rare turtle species hidden in luggage
Police seized 49 rare species of turtles from Azampur kitchen market area of Dakkhin Khan in the city on Wednesday afternoon. Police also arrested two people in connection with the incident.
New tiger count in Bangladesh raises alarm
Better counting methodology has revealed more realistic results for the remaining tiger population in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans. And the numbers are far from good: Only around 100 of the big cats still stalk the forests. The numbers of tigers that populate…
Agreement signed to minimize poaching & wildlife trade
Two global bodies have signed an agreement this week to strengthen the cooperation between the two organisations in minimising the illegal killing of and related illegal trade in elephants and other CITES-listed flagship species in various regions.
Stop elephant killing – 3 already finished in 2 months
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The death of another wild elephant in Sherpur on Tuesday is an alarm signal, because this is the third wild elephant killed in a couple of months. Earlier two elephants were killed in the Cox’s Bazar area.…