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KUALA LUMPUR: Several key measures are being implemented, including repopulating the forest with prey animals, to prevent human-wildlife conflict, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
For residents and road users in Perak, particularly in Gerik and Sungai Siput, elephant herd sightings have become as common as spotting livestock such as cows and goats.
Conservationists in Kenya are warning of shrinking wildlife spaces in the east African country that generates substantial revenue from wildlife tourism.
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 337 complaints on human-wildlife conflict in Gua Musang, Kelantan, were received by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) last year.
GERIK: While most people visit zoos to see wildlife, including elephants, villagers in this district and users of the East-West Highway from Gerik to Jeli are accustomed to seeing these majestic creatures wandering along the road or venturing into villages and farms.
KOTA KINABALU: The sight of a bigger group of elephants tucking into napier grass at plantation in Kinabatangan is bolstering hope that a pilot project to reduce human-animal conflict in this part of Sabah is working.
A passenger train derailed after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said.
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday (Feb 20) after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said.
GUA MUSANG: An ecological study, especially about wildlife habitats, must be expedited to resolve animal-human conflicts in Kelantan, says the Ecological Association of Malaysia.
KOTA KINABALU: A herd of elephants seen grazing on Napier grass along the Kinabatangan River has reassured conservationists that the plant is a viable component of a food corridor for the animals.
BANGKOK: Elephants have long been intertwined with Thai history and way of life, symbolising the king's royal power as they were trained for combat, and playing a crucial role in transportation and labour before the advent of machinery.
NAIROBI, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Kenya has stepped up surveillance to curb human-wildlife conflicts, which have recently spiked in the capital of Nairobi, due to extreme weather events and encroachment on wildlife habitats, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.
Moving in a dense cloud, like throngs of people walking across a crowded public square, 100 drones manoeuvre through the night sky in Hungary’s capital, the result of over a decade of research and experimentation that scientists believe could change the future of unmanned flight.
JOHOR BARU: Floods in parts of the country are not just sending residents to evacuate to relief centres but also forcing wild animals to scurry for their safety as well.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Jan 18, 2025)
KOTA KINABALU: Ecotourism might be able to help control animal-human conflicts in Sabah’s Telupid district, says Datuk Jafry Ariffin.
KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife conservation-based tourism is a good way to help control animal-human conflicts and increase the income of villagers in Sabah’s central Telupid district.State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said the ministry needed cooperation from all parties for the plan to succeed.
MPOGCF, through the Sabah Wildlife Department Wildlife Rescue Unit, is ensuring the future of Borneo's cherished wildlife.
NAIROBI, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Thursday released 908 million shillings (about 6.42 million U.S. dollars) as compensation for victims of human-wildlife conflict.
