Dhaka, March 24 -- Bangladesh, like many other countries, needs to find space for both the wildlife and its people keeping in mind that biodiversity is important for the world, says a renowned global wildlife expert.

"Everybody has a role to play," Dr Craig B Stanford, a professor of Biological Science and Anthropology at the University of Southern California, told UNB in an interview saying tigers, turtles and fish are important, and also very important their protection.

He said there are many dedicated people and conservationists in Bangladesh though many people around the world ask the conservationists why they do worry about these animals - turtles and monkeys -- when there are many people who do not have food to eat.

The US profes...