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📰 Plants with painted leaves: Exploring the exquisite beauty of Begonias
📝 With their stunning array of flowers and foliage, begonias have become a plant of interest around the world
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📰 Did you KNOW in our country we Grow Orchids on the Hill Tracks with Price Ranging from 100 to 10,000 Tk?
👉 According to the latest RESEARCH on ORCHID Diversity in BANGLADESH, done by Botanist Professors at the University of Chattogram, have found around 200 species from 72 Genre!

🤔 Can you IMAGINE how painful it is to know that ORCHIDS are Sold by WEIGHT at a very CHEAP Rate at Hill Markets?
👉 The TRADERS bring the Load by Trucks and RE-SELL them by Number. The PROFIT is often a Thousand-Fold!
👉 According to a Conservationist who Works in the Hill Tracts, he is worried about the Rampant, LARGE-SCALE ORCHID Extraction.
👉 He said, ''Orchids are seriously threatened here. The booming trade is finishing them off,''
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Discover the Fascinating World of Plants with STRANGE Flowers!

"AROID" are popular "HOUSEPLANTS". They are also an important part of many ecosystems in the wild, providing food and habitat for a range of animals, including birds, insects, and primates.

🤔 Have you ever come across a plant with an inflorescence that looks like a giant green or white tongue sticking out of a pot?
Or
A plant with spiky, alien-like flowers that emit an unpleasant odour?
If you have, chances are, you have encountered an "AROID."

AROIDS are a family of flowering plants that includes over 4,000 species, with many of them grown as HOUSEPLANTS.

They are known for their large, showy leaves, unique inflorescences, and in some cases, their pungent scent. Let's take a closer look at what makes AROIDS so fascinating.

Click the link to find out: Why are AROIDS so popular & what makes them important to PRESERVE?
https://www.tbsnews.net/environment/nature/aroids-fascinating-world-plants-strange-flowers-622666

Birds keep surprising us, with a staggering 10,000 species around the world ready to present something new every day. Coming in bewildering adaptations, shapes, and colourations, some birds amaze us now and then with their evolutionary gifts and add-ons.

These wonderments take our thoughts to birds that showcase their tail — where imagination takes form beyond normalcy. Some are garnished with extra-long sets; some adorn wire-shaped feathers forming trains behind; and some with feathers twisted, setose, and curled most uncommonly.

To read the full article visit:
https://www.tbsnews.net/environment/nature/world-avian-tail-feathers-607886

It was a winter morning at the Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar. I was following a stream, with heavy photographic equipment digging into my shoulders with every passing moment.

Suddenly, I heard a growl in the distance. A hairpin bend in front of me was blocking my sight.
''It could be some cats fighting,'' I guessed. My heartbeat and my pace sped up in tandem.

With each stride, the noise became louder. I sneaked past the bend and peeked to my left. I saw two fishing cats mating by the sandbed next to the pond. Their love-making produced a strange hooting sound.

The two cats saw me as I took the camera off my shoulder, and they disappeared into the forest. I failed to capture a photo of their mating, but I managed to capture the moment of their escape.

As a wildlife photographer, I felt immensely lucky to have been able to witness the mating of these rare animals in the wild, even though it was only for three seconds.

To read the full article visit:
https://www.tbsnews.net/environment/nature/fishing-cat-no-tiger-600406

Breathtaking butterflies of Bangladesh Bangladesh has over 400 species of butterflies, an astounding number for a small country. New butterflies are popping up from every corner of the country every year

Happy Birthday team

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https://tbsnews.net/environment/nature/snares-looming-disaster-bangladesh-wildlife-184984

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From hilly evergreens and riverine grasslands to the depths of bay and stretched-out shores, more than 50 new life forms have been discovered in the country in 2020. These events remind us of the sheer resilience of nature in the face of our rampant destruction and habitual negligence.

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https://tbsnews.net/environment/nature/wildlife-discoveries-2020-narrative-bangladesh-178528