Life with an urban monkey
Living in Dhaka, one rarely expects encounters with wildlife, especially monkeys. But the writer's home at Shahjadpur, beside an enormous mango tree, became the stage for a rather…
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Wildlife crime in Bhutan on a steady rise
Last year, 1,318 crimes related to wildlife were reported, while 1,284 were reported in 2022, 1,264 in 2021, and 1,917 in 2020, as per the records of the Department of Forests and…
India’s Jharkhand elephants sneak into Odisha villages, unleash reign of terror
The herd of around 27 wild elephants who have strayed into forest-side villages for the past four days are showing no signs of leaving.
Shedding light on the perfect sunset as ancient expertise comes into view
Ancient cultures and religions across the globe have long paid reverence to that mysterious, fiery orb in the sky, with particular attention given to the setting of the sun at…
Malaysian couple turns degraded land into thriving food forest with over 286 plant species
Over the years, the food forest has provided a bounty of ulams, vegetables and fruits for this family of eight. Twenty free-range chickens roam the land, contributing 10-20 eggs…
High water temperature causes mass coral bleaching, death in Vietnam’s Con Dao
Abnormal water temperatures in Con Dao have caused the corals to expel the colourful algae living in their tissues, leading to mass bleaching.
South Korea-born panda to make debut in Sichuan
After more than two months of quarantine and transitional adaptation, giant panda Fu Bao will meet the public at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research…
Elephants born in Ayutthaya may be world’s first-ever male and female twins
In November last year, the world was amazed by the birth of twin elephants in Kenya, although both the babies were female. ABC News said twins account for around only 1% of…
Ministry to investigate claims of 26 Javan rhinos killed by poachers
The suspects later testified to the police that they had killed the Javan rhinos to take their horns and sell them on the international black market.
‘Bro needs an exorcist’: Instagram video of fish in Singapore goes viral online
The fish has been likened to a French bulldog, American actor Steve Buscemi, a grumpy old man, and Gollum from the Lord of the Rings.