Bangladesh declares 2 wetlands as wildlife sanctuaries
The Bangladesh government on Wednesday declared two ecologically significant wetlands in Rajshahi district as 鈥榃etland-Dependent Wildlife Sanctuaries鈥� for the first time...
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In early need of oversight on illicit trade in birds online
ILLICIT trade in wildlife, mostly native and exotic birds, especially online, worryingly continues to thrive as the authorities have almost no oversight on the matter. A dearth of human resources and technical and other logistic supports needed to stop the illegal trade in rare and endangered bird species is glaring. The Wildlife Crime Control Unit, which has only six people...
800kg turtles seized in Chandpur
The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the forest department seized 800kg of turtles in an overnight operation in Chandpur on Monday...
Wildlife trafficker with 305 turtles arrested at HSIA
A wildlife trafficker possessing 305 turtles illegally was detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Indian villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack
Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children, wildlife officials said on Sunday.
Heatwave and climate change
ONE of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is climate change and how to deal with it. Day by day, the impact of climate change has become a cause of great concern for us as it adversely affects human life and biodiversity...