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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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
By Anton L. Delgado • Feb 28, 2022
The crocodile is considered sacred in Timor-Leste but increasing populations have led to human-crocodile conflicts
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
By Ashley Yeong • Jan 24, 2022
Malaysian enthusiasts uncover reptiles and amphibians with lights, cameras and social media while working against poachers
Tough sentence exhibits progress and setbacks in the country’s fight against wildlife trafficking
By Govi Snell • Jan 19, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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