Nature

Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • 17 hours ago • 7 min read

Wildlife trade Pangolin trade continues unabated as pandemic lessons go unheeded

By Adolfo Perez-Gascon • 17 hours ago
With the wildlife trade strongly linked to the Covid-19 outbreak, conservationists had hoped that one long-term positive effect may be a reduction in the illegal pangolin trade. Not so, it seems, as traffickers and consumers fail to heed the lessons of the pandemic

Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • 4 days ago • 7 min read

Wildlife trade Why are there roving gibbons and hornbills in Phnom Penh?

By Andrew Haffner • 4 days ago
Today, you'd be lucky to spot a gibbon in the Cambodian jungle, but in the capital, a trip to Toul Tumpoung should do the trick. These primates, along with a flock of hornbills, are often seen walking the power lines of this Phnom Penh suburb, for a rather peculiar reason

Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 22, 2020 • 2 min read

Conservation Four arrested in Indonesia tiger poaching case

By Agence France-Presse • Jun 22, 2020
Four suspected poachers in Indonesia's Aceh province have been arrested for killing a female Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered species, in a case that highlights the ongoing fight against wildlife trafficking across Southeast Asia

Nature • May 30, 2020 • 4 min read
Covid-19

Lockdown antics of Singapore’s otters sparks backlash

Singapore's otters, long adored by the city-state's nature lovers, are popping up in unexpected places during the coronavirus lockdown, but their antics have angered some and even sparked calls for a cull
By Catherine Lai/Agence France-Presse

Nature • May 22, 2020 • 10 min read
World Turtle Day

Treading on eggshells: Southeast Asia’s turtle conservation fight

As the global pandemic brings a halt to most human activity, many species of turtle are finally finding the breathing room to once again breed and repopulate. But it takes a community to save a turtle, and across Southeast Asia there are several networks fighting for nature's gentle giants
By Lee Ying Shan

Nature • May 14, 2020 • 9 min read
Conservation

How protecting forests and their communities can prevent the next outbreak

The Covid-19 pandemic highlights how human health is intimately connected to animal and ecosystem wellbeing. As we reassess our relationship with nature, researchers say we must empower those best positioned to protect forests – local communities
By Carolyn Cowan

Nature • Apr 17, 2020 • 12 min read
Conservation

Roosting with bats: Nature’s most misunderstood mammal

Bats have earned an unwarranted reputation as disease spreaders since the Covid-19 outbreak. With April 17 marking world Bat Appreciation Day Dr Tigga Kingston sets out to provide the full picture on the misunderstood mammals, outlining how essential they are to much of human life
By Dr Tigga Kingston

Nature • Apr 14, 2020 • 10 min read
Wildlife conservation

After the virus, will Southeast Asia’s bushmeat trade finally be stopped?

Bushmeat has been thrust into the spotlight following the likely outbreak of Covid-19 at a wet market in Wuhan. But the trade is not limited to China, with conservationists in Southeast Asia warning of the grave risks involved with the region's ongoing wildlife industry
By Andrew Haffner

Nature • Apr 03, 2020 • 4 min read

Before the Storm Hits

WFP cash assistance in the Philippines helps communities prepare better and recover quicker
By World Food Programme

Nature • Mar 03, 2020 • 9 min read
Coral reefs

Under the waves

Mainstream understanding says that the world's coral reefs will largely vanish to climate change by 2050. But more and more marine scientists believe their resilience has been underestimated, with researchers working in the Coral Triangle region now emphasising the adaptability of Indonesian reef systems
By Minka Curr