How the Bhutanese try to co-exist with elephants
Solar fencing, waterholes in forests away from human settlements, grassland enrichment, fruit plantations, and salt licks are strategies that will be implemented to manage…
Nature
AI-powered system assists Hebei nature reserve in protecting birds
Last year, with AI technology, the reserve recorded the black-faced spoonbill, an endangered species with only a few thousand remaining worldwide, demonstrating the important role…
Conservation efforts help revitalise China’s Yangtze river
With 10-year fishing ban underway, fish stocks are starting to recover.
Alarm over electrocution death of elephants in India’s Chhattisgarh
As coal mining operations expand unchecked, the state’s inaction risks turning this tragedy into a full-blown epidemic.
Visitors flock to Tokyo aquarium for evacuated penguins; birds to return to quake-damaged aquarium
The penguins arrived at Sumida Aquarium in February, where they are free to roam around the enclosure while chirping and braying.
Tigers major threat to rhino calves in Nepal community forest
A video that went viral on social media recently shows a tiger chasing a rhino calf as the latter’s mother tries its best to protect the baby. The incident happened in Kumaroj…
Orangutan conservation in Sabah, Malaysia starting to bear fruit
The success of the efforts has facilitated the planting of thousands of trees and the rehabilitation of 5,400ha, part of a broader initiative targeting 11,612 hectares of degraded…
Dedicated Chinese family provides safety net for protected dolphins
For almost two decades, Pan, her husband, and her father have taken nearly 5 million photographs documenting and studying the population of rare Chinese white dolphins in Sanniang…
Cat rescuers in Singapore lament surge in alleged abandonments, call for punitive action
Animal welfare group Causes for Animals estimates that it now sees one case of abandonment a week, up from one case every two weeks in 2023.
Death of elephant with flaming iron spear in India a systemic failure: experts
Hulla parties, which are controlled by the state forest departments, are supposed to use drums and other non-violent means to drive away elephants. But in this case, the crowd…