Loss of natural habitat due to deforestation pushing elephants into human settlements, forest officer says

Farmers illegally set them up to protect cropland from wild animals

Forest department confirms presence of two separate herds of 6-7 elephants, including cubs, in the area

It is believed to be a freshwater crocodile

Adult female African giraffe had been ill for a week

Experts urge awareness as rediscovered predator faces survival threats

When we treat animal welfare as a beat, not a spectacle, we’ll be humane, not just human

The Forest Department has recently imposed a restriction on parking vehicles of visitors in Lawachhara National Park in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.

The python got entangled in a net

Yet, no post-mortems have ever been performed. Officials say absence of a local lab prevents autopsies

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) yesterday served a legal notice on the government, asking it to immediately suspend all activities of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway improvement (Phase-II) project at Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in order to properly protect its forests, wildlife, and biodiversity.

Conservationists say human activity underpins most of the fatalities

The government imposed a 20kmph speed limit for trains and vehicles passing through Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar in 2023 to protect wildlife.

Camera traps were installed throughout the forest to monitor bears and other wildlife

The deceased is Kawsar Bhuiyan, 34

A peahen rescued from a village near the Indian border in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila was handed over to the Forest Department this afternoon.

Families were seen sitting in the field in front of the park, while shopkeepers set up stalls selling food and other items outside the entrance. Horse-drawn carriages and other entertainment options were also available near the gate

The core safari section of Gazipur's Safari Park, which houses wild and dangerous animals, will reopen tomorrow following a 15-day closure for maintenance.

Twelve live cats have been saved from the home so far

Fishing in rivers and canals will be banned and tourist entry will also be prohibited in the Sundarbans for three months to boost the breeding of fish and wildlife.