STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 28, 2022 • 4 min read
National Animals Singapore: Lion
By Amanda Oon • Feb 28, 2022
A case of mistaken identity has formed the basis of a widespread national identity and contributed to conversations on conservation
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STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 28, 2022 • 3 min read
National Animals Timor-Leste: crocodile
By Anton L. Delgado • Feb 28, 2022
The crocodile is considered sacred in Timor-Leste but increasing populations have led to human-crocodile conflicts
STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 25, 2022 • 16 min read
Wildlife trade Small monkeys are big business in Cambodia’s animal trade
By Anton L. Delgado • Feb 25, 2022
Captive breeding farms fuel an international market for long-tailed macaques while bloggers profit from online monkey content
STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 24, 2022 • 7 min read
Wildlife Through a herper’s lens, reptile life comes into view
By Ashley Yeong • Jan 24, 2022
Malaysian enthusiasts uncover reptiles and amphibians with lights, cameras and social media while working against poachers
Jan 19, 2022 • 8 min read
Wildlife trafficking
Rhino horns pierce a wall between crime and affluence in Vietnam
Tough sentence exhibits progress and setbacks in the country’s fight against wildlife trafficking
By Govi Snell • Jan 19, 2022
Jan 13, 2022 • 10 min read
Conservation
Endangered ‘barking deer’ strikes a pose for conservationists
The large-antlered muntjac photographed in Cambodia is among the endangered mammals fueling a call for conservation breeding
By Anton L. Delgado • Jan 13, 2022
Oct 14, 2021 • 4 min read
Conservation
Historic Komodo, images of a conservation struggle
Archive photos of a 1956 excursion to Komodo island tell a story of man’s changing relationship to the famed dragons of Indonesia, whose millions of years on Earth could be brought to an end by climate change and human encroachment
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Oct 14, 2021
Jun 25, 2021 • 13 min read
Environmentalism
The politics of conservation in Cambodia
Environmental conservation is a political tightrope in Cambodia. The conviction of Mother Nature activists shows the consequences of pushing things too far, while the close relationship between major NGOs and authorities illustrates the risks of too much compliance
By Alastair McCready • Jun 25, 2021
Feb 18, 2021 • 9 min read
Wildlife trade
The first Vietnamese in Antarctica: The path to conservation for Hong Hoang
At the age of 24, Hong Hoang became the first Vietnamese to visit Antarctica, in a trip that would set her on a path to establishing her own environmental NGO. Today, through CHANGE, she battles intimidation and apathy to promote wildlife conservation across Vietnam
By Govi Snell • Feb 18, 2021
Feb 08, 2021 • 7 min read
Conservation
On Bali, Ubud’s macaques adapt as tourist bananas disappear
The pandemic has seen monkeys overrun cities in India and Thailand in search of food as tourism comes to a halt. But in Ubud, the macaques of Monkey Forest are adapting well to this new reality, with local residents seeing less aggressive and destructive behaviour
By Elizabeth Sinclair • Feb 08, 2021
Jan 25, 2021 • 16 min read
Wildlife trade
Infiltrating a tiger trafficking network: From Laos to South Africa and Vietnam
The reporters go international in the second instalment of an investigative project infiltrating illegal tiger trafficking networks, visiting tiger farms in Laos and South Africa where they bread the animals to meet a taste for bone glue among wealthy Vietnamese consumers
By Lam Anh and Hoang Chien • Jan 25, 2021
Jan 13, 2021 • 15 min read
Wildlife trafficking
Infiltrating a Vietnam tiger trafficking network: Confronting an online kingpin
The trading of tigers and tiger products such as bone glue, claws, skin, bones and fangs in any form is prohibited under Vietnamese law. But in black markets, trade activities are thriving, as reporters found out when infiltrating Vietnam's trafficking rings
By Lam Anh and Hoang Chien • Jan 13, 2021