Conducting bird survey at Lawachara forest
Images of evergreen Bangladesh from one of our travels in Lawachara National Park, Sreemangal, Sylhet division. Ashique and I were there for fieldwork few years ago, we were lucky to sync our separate work projects – mine on ecotourism and his on mental health – and do a two weeks fieldwork north of Bangladesh. We took the children with us as this was a great opportunity for them to experience wildlife in a special nature reserve. The grandparents went as well to help out while we were out in the field.
These are just a few of the images from our time in this lush forest and its surrounding villages which I posting as part of One Word Photo Challenge: Pine Nature, forests, wildlife, you have it all in Bangladesh 🙂
Came across so many of these during survey work!
Elephants we saw along the way from Dhaka to Sylhet
Well marked trails allowed for easy access into different parts of the forest
Villages surrounding the nature reserve
Kids had great fun seeing baby goat and sheep in the villages
Bamboo – fastest growing plant in the world
ANIMALS BEING RELEASED BACK IN THE WILD – SLOW LORIS, WILDCAT, PYTHON…caught in neighbouring tea gardens and villages
Train tracks running through the forest, passengers hanging out!
Kids enjoying a walk in the forest, saw gibbons and monkeys!
Lawachara National Park is a very special place. It is home to the endangered Hoolock Gibbon and is one of our favourite places to visit in Bangladesh. Easy to get to from Dhaka, with lots of options for accommodations near the forest. The Eco Cottages in particular are good. The reserve has well marked trails for hiking and exploring the forest with great opportunities to see plenty of wildlife!
For other posts on Bangladesh see our Photoessay of Sunderbans National Park , Bangladesh seen through the eyes of Yorkshire children and my personal favourite – Bangladesh in Red 🙂
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These are beautiful. I love seeing your journey through your color themed photos. The shot of the spider has to be my favorite- so much detail. Thank you for sharing.
You have a diverse ecological area for your studies which likely makes it that much more rewarding. I wouldn’t like the spiders!
Thanks you for linking to Mosaic Monday.
I wasn’t too keen on the spiders either but had to be ‘brave’ and not squeal every time I can across one during the transect surveys!
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Those spiders look mighty deadly/scary! I love the pictures of the elephants walking around, so majestic. I would love to visit Bangladesh and hang out with the locals and explore these lush forests. They look gorgeous!
Those spiders were scary, but I have been told they are not poisonous..still found them very scary! I hope you do get to visit Bangladesh, hanging out with the locals there is awesome 🙂
i’ve never imagined bangladesh to be so lush! adding Lawachara National Park to my travel bucket list!!!!
I am glad you are 🙂 Parts of the country is indeed so beautiful and lush..Banderbans is another place south that is really lush!
You have taken some beautiful pictures. If I had to use one word to describe my thoughts of Bangladesh it would be “strength” because when I think of what the country has been through over the years the people there must be made of something strong to deal with floods, famine, poverty to name but a few….it looks like a beautiful country. Having known a few people who are from Bangladesh I hope to visit one day and see for myself..
Thank you for describing Bangladesh so well! It is indeed a beautiful country..I hope you do get to visit someday 🙂
Me too! I haven’t been to any of India or that area so I hope to soon….my friends love visiting there and always tell me their stories…
Beautiful pictures! Bangladesh looks a lot like India,
Thanks 🙂 Parts of the country is very much like India, but different in their own unique ways!
So many wonderful photos. Love the lush green forest, the beautiful children and EEEKKK to the spiders. 🙂
Thank you for shearing pictures fro this exciting and lush park. Some spiders!
Great capture, looks like an interesting place.
What a wonderful opportunity for you and your family. Amazing wildlife and so very happy to see wildlife being set free back into the wild.. Interesting insects..I am working on getting over my fear of spiders..I take photos of them now..Michelle
Thank you, we had a lovely time there and I can’t wait to be back again when we move to Bangladesh! I am still scared of spiders, but like you, I work on my fear and try think rationally..will need to conquer this fear before roadtripping in Australia in 2016!
That spider looks terrifying…I wouldn’t want to have a run in with that! Spiders aside though it looks and sounds like a truly wonderful place!
Yeah I wasn’t too keen on the spiders either, but none of them are poisonous..on the other hand am heading to Australia in 3 weeks times and some really scary spiders there!
I love your color related posts. And this is so fantastic to see the lush world with the animals, the people living so close but still being mindful and releasing animals.
That’s nice to see they release the animals back into the wild. Wonderful photos! But YIKES to the spider!
Beautiful photos which capture the greenery so well, especially the grasshopper ones.
Glad to read they have a release program. Look forward to visiting Bangladesh.