Six elephants die after falling into waterfall in Thailand

Six wild elephants have died after falling into a waterfall at the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand.
6 October 2019

4 held with 457 parakeets in Chapainawabganj

A team of Department of Narcotics Control rescues 457 plum-headed parakeets from the possession of four people during regular patrol in Shiberer Hat area of Chapainawabganj sadar upazila.
10 September 2019

651 birds of different species rescued

A total of 651 birds of different species have been rescued from Savar and the capital’s Kamrangirchar.
2 September 2019

Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage

Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies."
27 August 2019

Illegal current net leaves dolphin dead in Pashur river

A Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica; locally known as shushuk) dies due to use of illegal current net for fishing in Pashru river in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat.
2 August 2019

Common Sand Boa rescued in Bogura

Locals have rescued a snake called “Common Sand Boa” or “rough-tailed Sand Boa” from a village in Bogura Sadar.
1 August 2019

22 pythons hatched in Srimangal zoo

A total of 22 python eggs have been hatched in a zoo of Sreemangal upazila of Moulviabzar. A python which was rescued in Dinajpur 22 years ago laid 35 eggs at the zoo of Bangladesh Bonyo Prani Sheba Foundation last month and since then the eggs were kept with the mother python, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.
17 July 2019

Injured barking deer rescued in Chattogram

An injured barking deer has been rescued from Akbar Shah area of port city Chattogram. The deer was rescued from the locality.
16 July 2019

UK study shows seal singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’

Researchers in Scotland say gray seals can copy the sounds of human words and songs including “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
22 June 2019

Pygmy elephant found hurt in oil palm estate being nursed back to health

A juvenile pygmy elephant found injured in an oil palm plantation nearly two weeks ago is being treated by wildlife rangers and vets in Sabah's central Telupid district.
2 June 2019

Sea dragons captivate visitors at California aquarium

At first glance, it looks like a branch of kelp, but then an eye moves among its leafy appendages, and ridges of tiny, translucent fins start to flutter, sending the creature gliding through the water like something from a fairy tale.
23 May 2019

Crocodile Juliet lays 34 eggs in Karamjal

Juliet, the female crocodile of Karamjol Wildlife Rescue Center of Sundarban, lays 34 eggs.
18 May 2019

All 32 Batagur baska babies hatch at Karamjal

All 32 eggs of Batagur baska, a critically endangered northern river terrapin, have hatched at Karamjal wildlife breeding centre in the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
17 May 2019

A million species risk extinction, are we one of them?

Humanity is rapidly destroying the natural world upon which our prosperity -- and ultimately our survival -- depends, according to a landmark UN assessment of the state of Nature.
6 May 2019

Kakapow! Rare world's fattest parrot has record breeding season

The world's fattest parrot, the critically endangered kakapo, has enjoyed a record-breaking breeding season, New Zealand scientists say, with climate change possibly aiding the species' unique mating spree.
19 April 2019

Wild elephant found dead in Bandarban lake

A wild elephant has been found dead in Bandarban after it drowned in a lake, a forest official says.
18 April 2019

One of world’s rarest turtles dies

The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said Sunday.
15 April 2019

Record 17-foot long python captured in Florida

The female snake is longer than a one-story building is high, and weighs 140 pounds (64 kilograms).
8 April 2019

Protect vultures from extinction in S Asia: experts

Experts have stressed the need for strengthening regional cooperation to protect vultures from extinction in South Asia.
4 April 2019

Unfroggetable: Endangered Bolivian amphibians get long-awaited first date

The fate of an endangered aquatic frog species may just rest on this love story.
3 April 2019