Wild Life

Wild Life

Nature Quest / Our reef at risk

A discarded fishing net clings to a coral in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin's Island, posing a grave threat to its survival. Beneath these waters, abandoned nets have become deadly traps, entangling coral colonies across the seabed.

1d ago

Nature Quest / The forest forager

A slender Northern Palm Squirrel nibbles on a fig as it rests on a tree branch along Chattogram city’s CRB road.

1w ago

Black bear cub rescued in Bandarban after suspected trafficking attempt

The rescued cub is estimated to be 8–9 months old

1w ago

Nature Quest / Maa brings breakfast

A mother little grebe brings breakfast to its chick in the wetlands of Chuadanga -- a scene of tender love.

2w ago

Nature Quest / A storm of yellow

A One-spot Grass Yellow, four Broad-bordered Grass Yellows, and two pale green Mottled Emigrants – all different species of butterflies -- pause together to sip minerals from the sand in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary.

3w ago

Cradled by lilies…

A juvenile pheasant-tailed jacana rests gracefully among pink water lilies in a pond in Chattogram’s Annanya residential area.

4w ago

Cradles in the Canopy

A Phayre’s leaf monkey mother cradles her infant amid the lush canopies of Moulvibazar’s Lawachhara National Park, the baby’s wide eyes fixed curiously on the camera.

1m ago

Safari park’s last giraffe dies

The only giraffe at Gazipur Safari Park has died while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB). The adult female giraffe, brought from South Africa, passed away on Thursday afternoon, but the news was made public yesterday.

1m ago

A study in pink

A pink sea fan, or pink gorgonian coral, sways gently in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island -- a living lacework of colour and resilience.

1m ago

Jewel of the forests …

A twin-spotted tree frog spotted in Chattogram’s Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary rests motionless on a damp branch, its emerald skin glistening under the forest light.

1m ago

A rhino in the river: Kurigram villagers shocked by rare discovery

Officials suspect the animal drifted from Assam’s forests

1m ago

The flower hopper…

A Common Mormon drinks nectar from a peacock flower, locally known as Radhachura, in Rajshahi city.

2m ago

Winged warriors

Faridpur’s wetlands came alive in a flash of wings and water as a Bronze-winged Jacana lunged at an Indian Pond Heron, fiercely defending its vulnerable chicks hidden among the floating leaves.

2m ago

135 dolphins washed ashore in Kuakata in 8 years; causes unknown

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

2m ago

Ctg-Cox’s Bazar highway: Expansion to put wildlife in peril

The Roads and Highways Department’s move to expand the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway running through the Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary could spell disaster for wildlife habitats and disrupt several key elephant corridors in the ecologically sensitive area, warn forest officials and environmentalists.

2m ago

The lonesome langur …

A Hanuman langur sits on the railing of the Batiaghata bridge in Khulna, its long tail trailing behind. Forced into human spaces by shrinking forests and scarce food, it scans the roadside trees for fruit.

2m ago

Gracing our golden fields …

A flock of spotted doves soars gracefully over the golden-green Aush paddy fields of Bogura’s Sariakandi, where the season’s crop is ripening.

3m ago

The slow ‘snail-blazers’…

PHOTO: TANVIR JUBAIR .THE SLOW ‘SNAIL-BLAZERS’… A Bradybaenid snail edges carefully along a damp branch in Fatikchhari’s Hazarikhil,. Bradybaenidae, often called Asian land snails, are found across East and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, inhabiting moist forests, scrublands and gard

3m ago