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Large Indian civet is a common small carnivore in Bangladesh. Photo: Joel Sartore

Civets: Nocturnal carnivores facing extinction

Civets are innocuous creatures, ambassadors of homestead jungles of Bangladesh. Weighing mostly between 4–10 kg, they are among the least cared for mammals in the country

The Bactrian camel safari in the Nubra Valley, Ladakh. Photo: Jiaul Hoque

The Bactrian Camels of Ladakh

Egg guarding in frogs is a common feat. Photo: Dante Fenolio

Caring parents: An amphibian story

A second bear cub in captivity. Photo was taken this week from Menkiyangpara, Bandarban. Its mother was presumably poached. Its further fate is still unknown. Photo_ Khalid Mahmud

Saving a black bear cub in the Hill Tracts

Their plumage is beaded with numerous eye-like spots, akin to its namesake, the peacock. Photo: eBird

Of peacock-pheasant, jungle rules, and lucky strike: A birdwatching story

Clownfishes host anemone in the reef and raise babies there. Photo Collected

Parental care in the fish world

Finding fantastic beasts: A camera-trapping story from our forgotten forests

Finding fantastic beasts: A camera-trapping story from our forgotten forests

Greater hog badger. Photo Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij via iNaturalist

The greater hog badger, cornered by a hunting-driven extinction crisis

Black-headed bulbul. Moments captured through viewfinder are priceless. Photo Muntasir Akash

Mastering the art of conservation photography

Collarwali’s demise and the depth of our love for tigers

Collarwali’s demise and the depth of our love for tigers

World Wetlands Day: A call to acknowledge our wetland ambassadors

World Wetlands Day: A call to acknowledge our wetland ambassadors

Indian Rhinoceros. Photo: Collected

Lost rhinoceroses of Bangladesh

Dragonflies are evolutionary marvels. Photo: Collected

Flying aces of the insect world