Indonesia removes 3 songbirds from new protected list

The Environment and Forestry Ministry of Indonesia has removed three popular songbirds from the newly revised protected species lists following protests from bird owners.
9 September 2018, 06:42 AM

Rare white tiger cub attracts visitors to Ctg zoo

Visitors throng the Chittagong Zoo to see its latest attraction -- a rare full albino Royal Bengal Tiger cub.
8 September 2018, 12:25 PM

Green cat snake lays eggs

An endangered green cat snake, sheltered at Bangladesh Bonyo Prani Sheba Foundation in Sreemangal upazila of the district, laid four eggs there on Monday, much to the enthusiasm of foundation officials as well as locals.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Asia's rising appetite for meat, seafood will 'strain environment'

Asia's growing appetite for meat and seafood over the next three decades will cause huge increases in greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics used in foods, researchers say.
4 September 2018, 05:04 AM

'Major transformation' ahead for Earth's ecosystems

Forest fires like this one in the Cleveland National Forest in southern California are transforming the landscape by destroying pine forests and transforming the land into shrubland.
31 August 2018, 05:55 AM

Global warming will make insects hungrier, eating up key crops: study

Researchers find a new way that global warming is bad for the planet: more hungry bugs.
31 August 2018, 05:18 AM

300 endangered sea turtles found dead off Mexican coast

About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico on Tuesday, trapped in fishing nets, shortly after more than 100 dead turtles were recovered.
30 August 2018, 05:04 AM

Birds that blush: Scientists document an animal mystery

A French research team says they have observed a group of five captive blue-and-yellow macaws blush, much like humans do, at emotional moments.
24 August 2018, 08:51 AM

Heat wave for couple of days

Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and a part of Tangail, which may continue at places for a couple of days.
20 August 2018, 07:42 AM

Grieving orca finally lets go of dead calf after carrying it for weeks

Researchers say an endangered killer whale that drew international attention as she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks is finally back to feeding and frolicking with her pod.
13 August 2018, 05:29 AM

Let there be no industrialisation near Sundarbans

The Sundarbans mangrove forest, the habitat of Bengal tigers, is threatened by heedless industrialisation, which must be halted by Bangladesh.
31 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Polar bear killed after attack on Arctic cruise ship guard

Norwegian authorities say a polar bear attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise company said.
29 July 2018, 04:33 AM

Mourning orca whale continues to carry dead calf

J35, a member of the critically endangered southern resident family of orcas, carries her dead calf that died within half an hour of taking birth.
28 July 2018, 09:32 AM

Number of tigers in Sundarbans to increase, hope experts

With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest.
28 July 2018, 05:31 AM

Volunteer recalls long, lonely fight to protect forest

Volunteer Liu Zhenmao has protected a mountain forest in Hunan province for 38 years, spending 22 Chinese New Year's Eves at his sentry post and even missing his youngest son's wedding due to his dedication.
23 July 2018, 09:41 AM

Want to go for urban gardening? Get ideas from environment fair

In the concrete city life, not many urban dwellers get the chance to build their dream garden for lack of space. But this year, the National Environment Fair has brought some innovative ideas and techniques of urban gardening for its visitors under one roof.
22 July 2018, 07:53 AM

Turning plastic wastes to resources

A grim future threatens our world and the lives of thousands of species, including humans, as we keep polluting the environment with plastic wastes. However, there is still hope to save the day if we turn these wastes to resources, and there are ways to do so.
20 July 2018, 04:52 AM

Huge iceberg off Greenland sparks flooding fears

A massive iceberg drifting off Greenland triggers fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
19 July 2018, 11:08 AM

Use jute bags, break up with plastics: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays emphasis on increasing the use of jute-made products giving up plastic-made ones as plastic now has become a great threat to the environment globally.
18 July 2018, 07:37 AM

Global warming: Bangladesh among ‘most at risk’ in struggle to stay cool

Bangladesh is among the countries ‘most at risk’ as a study shows that more than a billion people in the world are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and to preserve food and medicines as global warming brings more high temperatures.
16 July 2018, 05:35 AM