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By Ashley Lampard • Jul 28, 2020
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 13, 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 Adolfo Perez-Gascon • Jul 03, 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 Andrew Haffner • Jun 30, 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
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
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 • May 14, 2020
In Vietnam, close to 900 species of animals are threatened with extinction. To raise awareness of their endangered status, Hanoi-based graphic designer Tun Nam has illustrated a range of eye-catching geometric stamps
By Saigoneer • May 14, 2020
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 • Apr 17, 2020
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 • Apr 14, 2020