Muntasir Akash

Leopard on a hill overlooking Mumbai. To what extent do we imagine human-wildlife coexistence in Bangladesh, if not the same? PHOTO: STEVE WINTER/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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From image to inaction: The pitfalls of celebrating rare wildlife sightings in Bangladesh

The Green Peafowl was once a Hill Tracts resident. Photo: Collected
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Rewilding peafowls: Testing commitment, science and community engagement

Disappearances of hog badgers are quiet, undocumented and usually unnoticed. PHOTO: GARY KINARD
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While no one is watching, farms are uprooting our hog badgers

This shanda-hype reflects how we treat the natural world: as a menu to pick from, not a system to live within. PHOTO: INATURALIST
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The shanda is not your next street food

At Meherun Children’s Park and Mini Zoo at Damurhuda upazila, a Fishing Cat and a German Shepherd were kept in adjoining cages. Photo taken recently. PHOTO: MUNTASIR AKASH
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Illegal zoos, caged lives and blistering heat: The silent suffering of Bangladesh’s Fishing Cats

Numerous case studies show how wildlife photography can drive conservation gains. Let's focus on the positives. Photo: Muntasir Akash
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From shadows to spotlight: How photography put Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary on the map

Many loaches are especially adapted to live in oxygen rich, fast-flowing streams. Photo Muntasir Akash
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Wild waters: A glimpse into the hidden world of Bangladesh’s hillstream fish

The sambar deer is critically endangered in Bangladesh. Photo: Joseph Lazer via Wikimedia Commons
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Can the sambar deer return to Bangladesh?

The Buriganga River is a ground zero of the suckermouth catfish infestation, where regular culling is showing some success. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD TARIK HASAN
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Suckermouth catfish have overrun our rivers. Who’s fighting back?

Forest Department staff dart a critically endangered Asiatic black bear for rescue from illegal captivity at Shopnopuri. Several other bears remain in similar conditions, including in zoos managed by armed forces. Photo: Abdullah AS Sadique/ Bangladesh Forest Department
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Shutting down illegal menageries is bearing fruit. But that’s just the first step

The clouded leopard is a critically endangered animal in Bangladesh. PHOTO: MUNTASIR AKASH/SUFA
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The clouded leopard: Shadows in the canopy of Bangladesh

In recent times, 30 Capped Langurs were seized from illegal traffickers. There is no confident estimates on how many of these threatened animals live in our forests. Photo: Rasel Debbarma
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Hammered by illegal trafficking: The plight of Capped Langurs in Bangladesh

Human-dominated wetlands are hotbeds of human-fishing cat conflicts. Photo taken at Savar. Photo: Syed Abbas
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Beyond tigers: Fishing cats and the conservation challenge in Bangladesh