Creative Conservation Alliance

03/03/2026

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 Foundation’s 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.

21/02/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

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.

18/02/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

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, hoolock gibbon, and langurs.

10/02/2026

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱!

Check out this camera-trap footage of one of our recently released, radio-tagged pangolins! Our team tracks them daily, placing cameras at their burrows to monitor behavior. The videos and photos we are collecting are revealing fascinating new insights into how pangolins adapt to human-modified landscapes. Interestingly, while pangolins are strictly nocturnal, this one was seen exploring during daylight hours, likely as it adjusts to its new home after translocation.

07/02/2026

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.

01/02/2026

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗖𝗖𝗔) 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

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29/01/2026

Recent coverage highlights the successful rearing and release of 32 critically endangered Bostami Turtle hatchlings at the Bayezid Bostami Shrine.

Bostami turtle is listed as Critically Endangered on IUCN Red List

20/01/2026

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.

06/01/2026

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰

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.

01/01/2026

𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗱

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.

23/12/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴!

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.

05/12/2025

𝗔 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀!

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.