Wildlife

Wildlife

A black-legged kittiwake on its ledge nest. Unlike most gulls, kittiwakes have evolved so thoroughly for open ocean life. Photos: Muntasir Akash

Birds that belong to no shore

The black-legged kittiwake is a North Atlantic bird. The species has no particular biological business in the northern Bay of Bengal. And yet there they were, off a low sandy island in silt-rich...

Taxidermy birds stand beside preserved wildlife exhibits at Chattogram's Wildlife Museum, where specimens displayed in glass form a silent, enclosed forest for visitors to observe and study. PHOTO: TBS

Preserving 47 years of nature: The glass-enclosed forest of Ctg’s wildlife museum

Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez pose with white tigers during a visit to Vantara, a wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre, in Jamnagar. | Photo Phot: Vantara via PTI

Messi visits wildlife rehab centre in India; lion cub named after him

A freshwater crocodile, declared extinct in Bangladesh, photographed by wildlife photographer and rescue worker Umme Khadija Eva in Padma in Rajshahi on 16 October. Photo: Umme Khadiza Eva

Extinct freshwater crocodile sighted in Padma after decades

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus with zoologist Jane Goodall. Photo: CA Press Wing

CA Yunus mourns death of 'dear friend' and renowned zoologist Dr Jane Goodall

English Dr. Jane Goodall, chimpanzee researcher and naturalist, observes through glass some of Taronga Zoo's 25 member chimpanzee colony in Sydney, August 31. Goodall, who has spent most of her life studying chimpanzees in Africa is in Australia to raise awareness that chimpanzee numbers in the wild have plummeted 75 percent in 10 years leaving only 250,000 in their homelands of Central and West Africa. AUSTRALIA/ Reuters

Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

Wildlife Inspector Asim Mallik holds an Indian eagle owl during a raid at Manoroma Park in Mujibnagar, Meherpur, in May this year. Photo: Courtesy

A wildlife inspector’s journey from forests to markets, hunting down traffickers

Photo of a rescued king cobra after its venomous fangs were brutally smashed by a snake charmer in Khagrachhari. Photo: TBS

King cobra mutilated by snake charmer in Khagrachhari fights for survival

Once a day, farm workers arrive carrying baskets full of chicken, beef and fish to feed the reptiles. The still water erupts into chaos as the crocodiles thrash and snap, fiercely competing to claim their share. Photo: TBS

With skin in the export game, can Bhaluka’s crocodile farm live up to its potential?

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

From image to inaction: The pitfalls of celebrating rare wildlife sightings in Bangladesh

Chattogram Zoo officials taking care of the deer fawn rescued from Fatikchhari on 29 June 2025. Photo: TBS

Rescued Maya Horin fawn receives care at Ctg Zoo 

The restriction, which aims to ensure the natural reproduction cycles of the forest’s wildlife, will be effective from today (1 June) until 31 August. Photo: Collected

Nature's timeout: Sundarbans closed to all for three months for wildlife revival

Forest Department officials with the rescued endangered turtles on 21 May 2025. Photo: TBS

73 endangered turtles rescued in Noakhali; 1 detained