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A Sumatran tiger comes out of the water in its enclosure during a summer day at the Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles, California, USA

Earning its stripes: Tech bid to crack tiger trade

Tiger skins and body parts are sought after, partly due to their use in traditional Chinese medicine

Map of Sherpur district

Farmer killed in wild elephant attack in Sherpur

A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Tuesday

This file photo taken on 21 December 21, 2014 shows a Royal Bengal Tiger pausing as it walks through a jungle clearing in Kaziranga National Park, some 280kms east of Guwahati.

Wild tiger numbers higher than previously thought

There are thought to be between 3,726 and 5,578 wild tigers, 40 percent more than at the last assessment in 2015

A man and his dogs perform a stunt before a wild horse show event in Duelmen, Germany on 26 May 2018

More neighborhood dogs lead to lesser crime

In a study conducted in Columbus, researchers found that neighborhoods with more dogs had lower rates of homicide, robbery and to a lesser extent, aggravated assaults compared to areas with fewer ...

This illustration released on 11 February 2022 shows dinosaur nicknamed "Dolly" suffered from respiratory infections similar to those that plague today's birds, as revealed by the study of fossils of a 150-million-year-old specimen

Dinosaurs took over amid ice, not warmth: Study

Triassic dinosaur species -- then a minor group largely relegated to the polar regions -- regularly endured freezing conditions there

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Fossil discovery solves mystery of how pandas became vegetarian

Researchers had known about the panda's false thumb, which works similar to a human thumb, for about a century. But the lack of fossil evidence had left unanswered questions about how and when the ...

A tortoise

Many cold-blooded creatures don't age: Study

It challenged a theory of evolution which holds that senescence is an inescapable fate

Rather emaciated wild elephants in the forests of Chittagong Hill Tracts

Forest department to implement elephant conservation project

According to the project details, 1,400 hectares of orchards having plants that elephants prefer to eat, 150 hectares of calamus palm garden and 250 hectares of bamboo garden will be created aiming ...

Village Tiger Response Team holds the python at Barguna forest

Rescued python released into Barguna forest

A python rescued at Ruhita village in Patharghata upazila in Barguna district was released into a forest on Friday afternoon

Just like humans, chimps have complex migration histories, and the new research allowed the scientists to peer back over the past 100,000 years at a new level of detail.

Scientists produce chimp genetic map to combat trafficking

Just like humans, chimps have complex migration histories, and the new research allowed the scientists to peer back over the past 100,000 years at a new level of detail

Farmers rescued an eight-foot long python from a paddy field in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Saturday

Eight-foot python rescued from paddy field in Lalmonirhat

Farmers rescued an eight-foot long python from a paddy field in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Saturday, said the district administration

A turtle

Study identifies more than 500 animal species considered to be lost

Reptiles led the way with 257 species considered lost, followed by 137 species of amphibians, 130 species of mammals and 38 species of birds

In this image courtesy of Sophie Bonneville, a polar bear roams a field in Madeline-Centre, Quebec, Canada, on 30 April, 2022

Impawsible! Canadians spot polar bear wandering south

A polar bear was spotted Saturday in the Quebec region of Canada, prompting wildlife officials to warn residents of a small town stunned by this very rare appearance

Pangolin monitor Donald Davis, carries a rescued pangolin named "Stevie" before his release at the Manyoni Private Game Reserve on 28 March, 2022

Endangered pangolins get fresh chance in South African clinic

Many pangolins are in a horrendous state when they are rescued and need of medical care, after being kept in sacks and car boots for weeks with no food or water

A Royal Bengal Tiger at the Sundarbans

Tiger census in Sundarbans begins in April

Along with tigers, the government will also enumerate deer and pigs in the delta under the ‘Sundarbans Tiger Conservation Project’ estimated to cost Tk 35.93 crore

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