The Nilgai, rescued by locals from a mango orchard in the Patnitala border area in Naogaon on Monday, April 01, 2019 | Dhaka TribuneThis is the second nilgai rescued in the district in two and a half monthsAnother nilgai (antelope) has been found and rescued near the Bangladesh-India border in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon. Also Read - Endangered ‘Nilgai’ found in ThakurgaonThis is the second nilgai to be rescued in Naogaon in nearly two and a half months. On January 22, locals at Nurullahbad union in the district’s Manda upazila rescued a nilgai and handed it over to a wildlife care centre in Rajshahi. A team of the 14 Battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), stationed at Patnitala border area, came to take the nilgai. Largely seen in the northern districts of Bangladesh a few decades ago, the nilgai is currently listed as an endangered animal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 01, 2019 12:56 UTC