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Members of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit stand with three baskets containing 76 Indian flapshell turtles seized during an anti-trafficking operation in Noakhali’s Subarnachar Upazila early today (30 October 2026). Photo: Courtesy

76 Indian flapshell turtles rescued before trafficking from Subarnachar

The people involved said the turtles were intended to be sent to different districts across the country for their meat.

Forest Department officials and members of the Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association pose with venomous monocled cobras rescued during an anti-trafficking operation in Dhaka. Photo: Courtesy

Forest department rescues six venomous cobras in Gulistan, one arrested

The Forest Department seized 1,104 exotic animals from a house in Dhaka's Rupnagar area during a raid on 2 July 2026. Photo: TBS

Forest Department seizes over 1,100 exotic animals in Dhaka; one sent to jail

A rare Malayan night heron was rescued in Kaptai. Photo: TBS

Rare Malayan night heron rescued during smuggling attempt in Rangamati 

A forest department official applies bleaching powder to an elephant carcass to deter grave robbers after miscreants attempted to exhume the remains to steal meat and bones. Photo: TBS

Miscreants attempt to dig up buried elephant for meat in Rangamati

The elephant was considered one of the largest and oldest in the area. Photo: Collected

Dead wild elephant buried after autopsy in Rangamati

Withering keora trees in the Gangamati Reserved Forest along Kuakata beach expose the coastline to growing peril, as nature’s protective barrier fades. Without urgent preservation, the risk of natural disasters intensifies. Photo taken Wednesday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Kuakata’s green shield crumbles: Thousands of trees dying annually

Forest Dept to transform 27 rest houses into resorts to attract tourists in reserve forests

Forest Dept to transform 27 rest houses into resorts to attract tourists in reserve forests

Forest Department demolished some portions of the toilet to clear the land for the construction of an entrance to Himchhari Waterfall. Photo: TBS

Upazila admin, Forest Dept at loggerheads over possession of govt land in Cox’s Bazar

Photo: TBS

5 forest officials injured in attack allegedly led by BNP leader in Ctg

Photo: Courtesy

Forest Department conducts raid in Mirpur: 61 birds, 2 turtles rescued, released at Botanical Garden

Photo shows the rescued wild birds. Photo: Courtesy

50 native, wild animals rescued from illegal sale at Mirpur

Photo shows the MoU signing programme between Dhaka South City Corporation and the Forest Department on Tuesday, 1 July 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Dhaka South, Forest Department sign MoU for urban afforestation, greening initiative