wildlife crime

Electric traps stretch a kilometre in Bangladesh to kill wild elephants

Electrified wire traps stretched across Sherpur paddy fields injured a wild elephant, raising alarm over escalating human-elephant conflict and...

Bullet-wounded elephant dies, grieving herd roars beside body in Cox’s Bazar

A female elephant with a bullet wound to the eye died in Ramu after weeks of suffering, while a...

Bangladesh man fined $18 for killing fishing cat, sparks outrage

A minimal fine for killing a protected fishing cat in Chattogram has sparked outrage, with conservationists warning weak enforcement...

41 deer hunting traps seized in Sundarbans raid, no arrests

Forest officials recovered 41 deer traps in a Sundarbans raid in Satkhira, but no arrests were made as suspected...

Man jailed, fined for destroying 27 weaver bird nests in Chattogram

A Chattogram mobile court jailed and fined a man for destroying 27 weaver bird nests, killing chicks and eggs,...

Two-month-old elephant calf dies from head injury, not fall from hill in Bandarban

A two-month-old elephant calf found dead in a pond in Bandarban bore injury marks, with a post-mortem indicating assault...

Buried elephant skeleton unearthed in Cox’s Bazar as forest officials probe killing

Forest officials in Chakaria unearthed a buried wild elephant, with preliminary evidence pointing to a planned killing amid worsening...

Ex Army Officer Among Six Fined for Killing Thousands of Migratory Birds in Munshiganj

Six individuals, including a retired army officer, were fined after killing thousands of migratory birds in Munshiganj, raising serious...

Bangladeshi woman divorces husband over Deer poaching

A woman in Barguna divorces her husband after his arrest for illegally killing protected deer, drawing attention to wildlife...

Guardian of the mangroves: saving the Sundarbans

As poaching and climate threats intensify, Bangladesh’s Sundarbans forest guards wage daily battles to protect tigers, mangroves and coastal...

Environmentalists seek concrete biodiversity pledges

Ahead of Bangladesh’s 13th election, environmental leaders demand firm, measurable manifesto commitments to protect nature, forests and biodiversity, warning...

Poaching traps threaten royal bengal tigers in Sundarbans

A Sundarbans tiger injured in a deer snare highlights thousands of illegal nylon traps. Experts urge stronger patrols, surveillance,...