China Snow Town gets an upgrade for new season
With the improved layout and facilities, the ice and snow festival is emerging, awaiting only the tourists from around the world.
Nature
Free from zoo captivity, Madhubala reunites with sisters at Safari Park after 15 years
She is now the country’s second, and last, elephant to be freed from zoo captivity. The first was Islamabad’s Kavaan, who was moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia in 2020.
Forest guardians & wildlife saviours: Conservation group helps save the Malayan tiger
One of the significant barriers Harun faced was bridging the gap between traditional knowledge and technological literacy among the Orang Asli patrollers.
Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act
A weasel with a tiny shoe in its mouth was spotted on the video footage after police installed three cameras in the school in the prefecture of Fukuoka.
A hidden hiking gem: Sabah’s Mt Tambuyukon, Malaysia’s third highest summit
Unlike its neighbours, which have popular and frequently used trails, Tambuyukon offers untouched wilderness, an experience few adventurers will be willing to explore due to its…
Discovery of new gecko species in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains highlights biodiversity
According to a November 19 press release from the NGO Wild Earth Allies (WEA), one of the species is newly recognised in the Kingdom, while two were previously unknown to science.
Robot delivers meals on wheels for Singapore attraction Bird Paradise’s feathered friends
This delivery robot will be joined at Mandai Wildlife Reserve’s parks by a surveillance robot, which conducts safety patrols, and a concierge robot, which will interact with…
Moo Deng: More than just an internet celebrity, she’s also a face for conservation
With fewer than 2,500 individuals left worldwide, the pygmy hippopotamus is listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. This means that it…
Birth of twin pandas brings twice the joy in China
With the arrival of the twins, Hong Kong's Ocean Park now has six pandas, which Paulo Pong Kin-yee, chairman of the Ocean Park Corporation, described as "unprecedented" and a…
More than man’s best friend: Vietnam’s four-legged heroes
These ‘four-legged heroes’ accompany military soldiers on various duties. Whether rescuing people during natural disasters, patrolling borders, or chasing criminals, they help…