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By Andrew Haffner • 5 days ago
A major land reclamation in the Mekong has forged ahead in what developers say will be the second Diamond Island. But while land filling elsewhere in the city has been met with unease, this mega-project has taken shape unbothered by current or controversy
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 17, 2020
Australian ambassador to Cambodia Pablo Kang has apologised for an image he posted showing cooked softshell turtle his party consumed on a visit to rural Pailin province
By Sl Wong/Macaranga • Sep 10, 2020
The loss of international tourists due to Covid-19 has shackled the ecotourism industry, but is it also bad for conservation? This is the first of a two-parter in the Taking Stock series looking at the impact of the global pandemic on ecotourism in Malaysia's Sabah state
By Sl Wong/Macaranga • Sep 10, 2020
With the pandemic grinding tourism to a halt, many see this as an opportunity to manage Sabah’s beautiful islands so that tourists, nature and livelihoods co-exist. This is the second of a two-parter in the Taking Stock series looking at the impact of the global pandemic on ecotourism in Malaysia's Sabah state
A new directive further tightening restrictions on Vietnam's wildlife trade was met with much fanfare last week. But from vague wording to lax enforcement, some conservationists have their doubts about how much impact it will have
By Ashley Lampard • Jul 28, 2020
Following the release of a report late last week highlighting the devastating impact of snares on wildlife across Southeast Asia, the World Wildlife Fund has called on governments in the region to up their efforts to catch and punish perpetrators
By Ashley Lampard • Jul 13, 2020
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
By Adolfo Perez-Gascon • Jul 03, 2020
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
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 30, 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
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 22, 2020
A course based in the city of Vinh aims to give Vietnamese students who want to change the way animals are treated in Vietnam a chance to make a difference
By Michael Tatarski • Jun 02, 2020
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 • May 30, 2020
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 • May 22, 2020