First ‘corpse flower’ blooms away from home in Indonesia
The Plant Conservation Centre has been trying to cultivate the giant flower outside its native habitats for the last 16 years.
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Cheetahs from Namibia hog limelight on PM Modi’s birthday
On the morning of Modi’s birthday on Sept 17, eight cheetahs will be relocated from Namibia to India, as part of rehabilitation efforts.
Steps taken to protect Poyang Lake’s porpoises
Dubbed "smiling angel" because its smooth, gray face appears to be fixed in a permanent grin, the species is classified as critically endangered.
Shipping giant changes course to save Lankan whales
The move could reduce the strike risk as much as 95 percent, ordering its smaller feeder vessels in the area to slow to 10 knots in blue whale habitats, activists say.
Bucket List: We ditched our corporate life to travel slow in Sulawesi
“In our past corporate lives – not too far from our memory – we were never very taken by the idea of travel”, the travellers write. But stepping into this Indonesian…
Home sweet home: Asian leopard cats thrive in Mekong basin despite human pressures
These cats tend to camouflage themselves with their surrounding environment, which makes their coat colour and length vary depending on the precise nature of the habitat they live…
Another invasive Chinese softshell turtle found in Philippines
The species, which grow about 4 to 10 inches, are native to China, where they are often raised as pets.
Hackberry tree from ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ receives natural monument status
The 500-year-old East Asian hackberry of Bukbu-ri, Changwon, also known as “Sodeok-dong paengnamu” in the TV series, stands 16 meters tall with a circumference of 6.8 meters.
Pandas highlight 50 years of US-China ties
Over the past 50 years, giant pandas have bonded US and Chinese scientists and animal care experts together to work on a shared goal: saving the species from extinction.
Rangers launch ‘ghosts of the mountains’ survey
Known as ‘ghosts of the mountains’ because of their elusive nature, snow leopards live in the mountains of northern and central Asia and the Himalayas.