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Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary: UP chairman’s men plundering it for yrs
For years, under the nose of the Forest Department and the local administration, a syndicate led by a local union parishad chairman has been razing hillocks and tearing down trees at Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram’s Lohagara upazila.
Stop the onslaught on Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary
Why has the Forest Department allowed it?
Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary: UP chairman’s men plundering it for yrs
For years, under the nose of the Forest Department and the local administration, a syndicate led by a local union parishad chairman has been razing hillocks and tearing down trees at Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram’s Lohagara upazila.
Tiger census: installation of cameras begins in Sundarbans
The Forest Department has started setting up a total of 1,330 cameras at 665 spots in the Sundarbans to count tigers, deer and pigs.
No Christmas for them
Lobbing Sumer (40) is the head of a six-member family at Doluchhara punjee in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila. During the last 13 years serving as the Khasi punjee (indigenous village) chief, he had to manage the expenses of seven cases filed by the forest department against the members of their community.
Who wants a piece of forest?
Plans to build a prison on forestland show that the country is in environmental free-fall
Nothing justifies destroying a forest
The move to build a prison on forestland is both illegal and impractical
Back to Green: 4 lakh trees planted on 400 acres of recovered forestland
The forest department has reforested a total of 400 acres of protected forestland -- which was grabbed by locals in Kodolpur area of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila -- bringing a positive change for the region’s biodiversity.
Elephant trapped in muddy swamp, rescued after 16 hours
An elephant calf which got trapped in a muddy swamp has been rescued by locals in collaboration with forest officials after 16 hours.
Eid holiday of Sundarbans forest employees cancelled
Forest Department has cancelled the Eid holiday of its staff, including the officials and rangers, working in the Sundarbans.
Miscreants destroy 10,000 saplings of forest department at Moheskhali range
Miscreants destroy around 10,000 saplings belonging to the forest department at Moheskhali range of Coastal Forest Department.