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NEW DELHI: Airport officials in south India foiled an attempt to smuggle six endangered primates from Malaysia into India and sent the seized wildlife back to Kuala Lumpur.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 4) visited Vantara, a sprawling wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation centre, which houses over 1.5 lakh rescued, endangered, and threatened animals from more than 2,000 species.
A group of researchers from the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) has introduced assisted reproductive technology for endangered species in an effort to assist in their conservation.
FROM KANITHA KRISHNASAMY Director TRAFFIC, South-East Asia
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah should consider creating a major wildlife park styled like the Serengeti National Park in Africa as a measure to protect its various endangered animals, says Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
PHNOM PENH: A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday (March 13) reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered species could slowly recover.
Conservationists in Kenya are warning of shrinking wildlife spaces in the east African country that generates substantial revenue from wildlife tourism.
It flaps its ears and squirts water from a waving trunk, but this elephant is a life-size mechanical replica rolled out to replace the endangered animals in India's Hindu temples.
It flaps its ears and squirts water from a waving trunk, but this elephant is a life-size mechanical replica rolled out to replace the endangered animals in India's Hindu temples.
Bangkok is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.
PHNOM PENH: A newly released biodiversity camera trap study has confirmed that Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary remains a crucial habitat for large wild ungulates – a diverse group of large mammals primarily distinguished by their hooves.
PHNOM PENH: A US-funded conservation organisation has confirmed that Cambodia is home to the largest wild population of banteng (Bos javanicus), a large forest cow that can weigh almost a tonne and stand as tall as a man’s shoulder.
KUCHING: Deep within the rugged forests of Sarawak, a team of wildlife conservationists braves tough terrain to place camera traps to capture photos of wildlife.
SINGAPORE: An endangered freshwater crab found only in Singapore is bearing the fruits of conservation - literally.
SINGAPORE: Two forested areas in Singapore’s northern region that will be cleared for new housing projects have been found to contain endangered species of plants and animals, two recent studies have found.
Street animals can host and transmit infections to humans, but the risk of such diseases may not be as high as we think.
A study reveals how hundreds of species influence land and aquatic landscapes.
Every day, when looking at our dogs or cats, we can easily perceive signs of joy, anger or sadness in these animals. Yet this impression is largely influenced by our own experience.
KOTA KINABALU: A fishing boat attempted to escape with dried turtle meat and other endangered marine animal products worth over RM5mil off Sabah’s northern Kudat district.
Footage of a seemingly confused orang utan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, metres from excavators, has sparked renewed concern about the future of the critically endangered species.
