๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
As part of our continued commitment to community-based conservation, CCA is providing essential medical services through community health camps, along with livestock vaccination and veterinary care delivered by a full-time veterinarian, to forest-dependent communities living in the remote areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Communities residing adjacent to protected forests frequently face limited access to essential healthcare services and veterinary support for their livestock. Such constraints can contribute to economic vulnerability and increased dependence on forest resources. By addressing these fundamental needs, we seek to strengthen local resilience, enhance livelihood security, and reduce reliance on hunting and other unsustainable practices that place pressure on wildlife.
By ensuring community well-being and integrating local communities into our conservation strategy, we believe we can ensure the protection of many threatened species, including the Clouded Leopard, Sun Bear, Asian Giant Tortoise, Western Hoolock Gibbon, and Langurs.
The programme is supported by the UK Government funding through the Darwin Initiative and implemented in partnership with the People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF).
@biodiversitychallengefunds@prcfoundation
#DarwinInitiative #WildlifeProtection #WildlifeConservation #Bangladesh
The recent measles outbreak in Bangladesh is disproportionately affecting people living in remote areas of the Chattogram Hill Tracts.
CCA has responded to an urgent request for support from local Indigenous communities by conducting a measles vaccination campaign for children aged 6 months to 5 years in Kurukpata Union, Alikadam, Bandarban. This initiative is addressing a critical immunisation gap that CHT's remote communities face every year. The immunization campaign was implemented with support from the Alikadam Upazila Health Complex. We extend our gratitude for their technical leadership and support.
This work was implemented by CCA in partnership with the People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF), funded by the UK Government through the Darwin Initiative, integrating public health within broader conservation efforts to strengthen community resilience.
@biodiversitychallengefunds
#DarwinInitiative #WildlifeConservation #WildlifeProtection #Bangladesh
We extend our sincere appreciation to the Gibbon Health Initiative and the Aspinall Foundation for hosting our Wildlife Veterinarian, Dr. Joytu Kumar Mondal, for advanced training on the Zoo Information Management System (ZIMS), along with a site visit to the Aspinall Foundationโs Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre in Java, Indonesia.
This capacity-building opportunity strengthens our institutional systems for wildlife health documentation, clinical data management, and evidence-based rehabilitation. The knowledge gained will enhance standardized medical record-keeping, improve monitoring protocols, and reinforce science-driven conservation outcomes for threatened species in Bangladesh.
@theaspinallfoundation@aspinallindonesia.official
#WildlifeConservation #ZIMS #WildlifeHealth #VeterinaryScience #GibbonConservation
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐!
This World Pangolin Day, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting one of the planet's most unique species. Through a holistic approach that integrates on-site research, field monitoring, and active community engagement, we are working to secure a future for pangolins in the wild.
Photo: Aurin, the first radio-tracked Chinese pangolin in Bangladesh, monitored by CCA.
#WorldPangolinDay #ChinesePangolin #PangolinConservation #WildlifeResearch #BiodiversityProtection #Bangladesh
Second Pangolin Released Back into the Wild Fitted with a Radio Transmitter to Monitor Movements!
Thanks to the continued efforts of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the Bangladesh Forest Department in tackling illegal wildlife trade, a recently confiscated pangolin was handed over to our team for rehabilitation and release. The pangolin arrived with a minor eye injury and was dehydrated. After initial treatment and recovery, it was fitted with a radio transmitter and successfully released back into its natural habitat.
This marks the second translocated pangolin we have released with a tracking device. Our team is now successfully monitoring its movements, and the individual appears to be settling well into its new environment.
We continue to support the Bayejid Bostami Shrine Authority in Chittagong to help conserve the critically endangered Bostami Turtle (Nilssoni nigricans) population. As part of this effort, during nesting season, each year our volunteers translocate turtle nests into protected nesting boxes to minimize predation. This season, we are pleased to report the successful hatching of 32 turtle hatchlings.
The hatchlings that survived were reared in a separate hatchling pond for six months to ensure they reached a size that would reduce predation. Recently, the hatchlings were released into the main pond.
We appreciate the effort of our volunteers and other supporters who have been involved in this activity for years.
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ
Our International Volunteer Program supports the work of the Jankichara Wildlife Rehabilitation Center & Clinic by providing hands-on assistance with daily wildlife care and rehabilitation activities. This program promotes collaboration, skills sharing, and knowledge exchange, helping strengthen wildlife rehabilitation efforts through practical, on-the-ground support.
Four international volunteers from the USA, UK, and the Czech Republic have supported this program to date, contributing to essential tasks such as food preparation for wildlife feeding, assisting with routine care, and supporting the overall management of rehabilitation facilities. Their involvement has strengthened daily operations and the ongoing care of rescued and rehabilitating wildlife.
We sincerely thank Malaysian Wildlife for their continued support in facilitating international volunteers through this initiative.
Photo: International volunteer Elio Spolek assisting with feeding rescued baby langurs at Jankichara.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐ท๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ
On 31 August 2025, our wildlife rescue team, in collaboration with the Forest Department, responded to a rescue call from Ballarpar, Kamalganj, involving a critically injured Burmese python. The animal had sustained a deep cut just behind the head, consistent with a sharp object. The wound was nearly 2 inches deep, with extensive muscle necrosis and minor involvement of the vertebral column.
The python was admitted for emergency care and underwent two minor surgical procedures, followed by intensive treatment, infection control, and ongoing pain management. Throughout the recovery period, the animal showed strong resilience under continuous veterinary supervision.
After a full recovery, the python was successfully rewilded on 26 December 2025 and released back into its natural habitat, healthy and capable of surviving independently.
This rescue highlights the importance of mitigating the impacts of human-wildlife conflict, coordinated response, and collaboration in professional wildlife management. We extend our sincere thanks to the rescue teams and to the Bangladesh Forest Department for their continued support in wildlife conservation.
#WildlifeRescue #HumanWildlifeConflict #RehabilitationAndRelease #WildlifeConservation #SnakeRescue
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
Pangolins are an elusive species that rarely appear in general wildlife camera trap surveys, which are typically designed for medium-to-large mammals. This makes them an incredibly difficult species to survey and monitor.
In Northeast Bangladesh, our team has been conducting intensive surveys and monitoring of pangolins. Based on field knowledge gathered over recent months, our team has learned about pangolin behavior and how to place cameras in specific forest areas. As a result, we have started obtaining camera trap images of pangolins that otherwise would not have been detected by regular surveys. Recently, we have camera-trapped and identified at least three different individual pangolins in our study site.
This ongoing work is generating crucial, site-based evidence that deepens our understanding of pangolin ecology and provides a vital foundation for targeted conservation efforts to protect this vulnerable population.
#Pangolin #WildlifeRescue #PangolinConservation #WildlifeConservation
๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐!
From sunrise feedings to evening checkups, a glimpse into the tireless work of our animal keepers caring for the animals at the Jankichora Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
#WildlifeRehabilitation #AnimalKeeper #ProtectWildlife #ConservationInAction #BangladeshWildlife
Some impressions from the field on the frontlines of wildlife rescue and rehab in Bangladesh with @creativeconservationalliance
Thanks to @iucn_gibbon and Bangladesh Forest Department the work has been made possible.
#conservation #wildlife #southasia #hope
โSafe Walk Back Home? An Aftermath of Wildlife Seizureโ - a talk by Fahim Zaman (@generalist_naturalist ), Director of Animal Management at CCA, was presented at the 2025 WARN Asia Conference in Hua Hin, Thailand.
His talk shared key reflections from our ongoing work and experiences in wildlife rehabilitation and management. By joining this regional dialogue, we continue to learn, exchange ideas, and build stronger collaboration for improved wildlife welfare.
Our heartfelt thanks to @warn_asia and all partner organizations for creating such a meaningful space for shared learning and connection.
