‘Man-eater’ tiger that killed nine shot dead in India
The big cat had terrorised locals on the fringes of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Champaran in eastern India, killing at least six people in the past month.
Four more Chinese irrigation projects designated world heritage structures
One of the four, the Xinghua Duotian Irrigation and Drainage System, located in the eastern Jiangsu province, waters arid uplands with the likes of dykes, channels and water gates.
10,000 to less than 500: How people are driving the world’s rarest buffalo to extinction
All of Asia's wild cattle species are now threatened with extinction, with some already declared as critically endangered.
Studies of dinosaur eggs flourish in southern China
Heyuan is home to at least five dinosaur species and one of the few places where dinosaur eggs, bones and footprints were discovered.
Wildlife conservation is all down to humans: Professor of conservation
Zhi, a professor of conservation biology said, “Apart from protecting animals and the environment, we need to pay attention to the people who [also] share the natural…
Pandas help foster ties between Hong Kong and Sichuan province
“Thanks to the giant pandas, we are establishing more cooperative exchanges with Hong Kong, especially in breeding,” said an expert.
Tokushima strives to turn ‘forest caviar’ into juicy new local specialty
Some businesses have already started selling the fruit online, hoping to carve out a new local specialty to join the sudachi Japanese citrus.
Oysters help clear the waters in Hong Kong
One of the city's favorite seafoods, oysters are also natural filterers, with just one oyster capable of filtering 200 liters of water per day.
Ninh Binh fuses tourism with heritage conservation
Most experts see Trang An in Ninh Binh as a model for how conservation and development can work hand in hand.
Visit the south and see its discovered, yet undisturbed beauty
From the get-go, visitors are treated to a breath of fresh air down south.