wildlife
77 killed in floods and landslides in India's Assam state
With the death of six more people in floods and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state, the death toll has been climbed to 77 till Tuesday.
Crocodile lays 44 eggs at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre
A crocodile, which has been named ‘Pilpil’, has laid 44 eggs at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Sundarbans.
Azad Kabir, in-charge of the breeding centre, said Pilpil laid eggs on the edge of a pond on Friday.
They kept 23 eggs in the incubator and the rest at the den of the crocodile for hatching those naturally as it takes 85-90 days to hatch the eggs, he said.
Earlier, crocodile ‘Juliet’ laid 54 eggs at the breeding centre on May 29.
Juliet and Pilpil laid 164 eggs in the last three years from 2017 to 2019 at the crocodile breeding centre but the authorities concerned failed to hatch those.
Mohammad Belayet Hossain, divisional forest officer of the Sundarbans East Zone, said there are 195 crocodiles at the breeding centre and of these, six are adults and 189 are aged between four and nine years.
Ninety-seven crocodiles, born at the breeding centre, have been released in different canals and rivers in the past.
The Crocodile Breeding Centre was set up in 2002 in Karamjal.
WildTeam celebrates World Environment Day
Wildlife conservation organisation WildTeam on Friday celebrated the World Environment Day with a call to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of wildlife and the environment.
Tortoise lays 21 eggs in Sundarban’s Karamjal
A rare species of tortoise known as 'Batagur Baska' laid 21 eggs at Tortoise Breeding Centre at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre of the Sundarbans under Khulna district.
US states join global push to ban animal-tested cosmetics
A growing number of U.S. states are considering a ban on the sale or import of cosmetics that have been tested on animals, as advocates argue testing products such as lotions, shampoos and makeup on rabbits, mice and rats is cruel and outdated.
US envoy visits Sundarbans to promote wildlife, conservation
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller, accompanied by USAID Mission Director Derrick Brown, has visited the Sundarbans to support the growing partnership between the United States and Bangladesh.
World's oldest female black rhino dies in Tanzania: official
Tanzanian conservation authorities said on Saturday the world's oldest free-ranging female black rhino has died in the Ngorongoro crater aged 57.
Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires
Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia's iconic marsupial, while the fire danger accelerated Saturday in the country's east as temperatures soared.
Ghana says endangered wildlife species thriving
Ghana's efforts to conserve its wildlife species are fruitful, the country's chief forester said here on Friday.