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Do we want to see a Bangladesh without the Bengal slow loris? Photo: Stock Image

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The plight and future of Bengal slow loris in Bangladesh

Dogs have descended from wolves, the only large carnivore successfully domesticated. Photo: Collected

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Stray dog relocation: A step against the age-old human-canine bond

Painted Snipe. Photo: Abu Bakar Siddik

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Birdwatching in the dying wetland of South Keraniganj

Goonch catfish loves cool, fast-flowing water. PHOTO MUNTASIR AKASH

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Giant catfishes of Bangladesh: Fated to live in stories only?

Marbled cat is globally Near Threatened. Photo: FelidaeFund.org

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Vanishing in silence: Our marvellous small cats

Firefly, an evolutionary wonder among insects, can produce heatless light from within its body. Photo: Lucciola Velo

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Into the remarkable realm of fireflies

Croaking gourami males have beautiful elongated fin. Photo: Muntasir Akash

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Enigmatic and invasive: On a singing fish of Bangladesh

Wildlife trophies (from left) wild boar, serow and great hornbill. Photo: CCA

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Our south-eastern megafauna

Kirs Taung, in Mro, means a hill of small birds. The windy hilltop once held massive trees like the one pictured. Photo: Sayam U Chowdhury

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Kirs Taung: Lost before found?

Baby gharials are basking on their father’s back. Photo: Dhritiman Mukherjee

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Cold-blooded yet caring: The reptile parents

Artist's depiction of vaquita. Photo: aquariumofpacific.org

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The last of them

Polar bear, a survivor of the frozen realm. Photo: Renata Hartman

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Mammalian means of self-isolation

Damages in East Africa by the swarm of 2019-20 are the worst in 30 years. Photo: Ben Curtis

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Dreaded locust swarms: Myths and facts