11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (575+ words) JAKARTA: Jantho Nature Reserve in Aceh has welcomed another Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) born in the wild, the offspring of a rehabilitated orangutan that was released into the wild in 2014. Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) reported the birth was…...

11+ hour, 3+ min ago   (160+ words) The Star Local councillors must take greater responsibility for urban animal management THE viral video of a dog killed during a local council operation has understandably triggered public anger and debate. But Malaysians should look beyond the incident and ask…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (265+ words) HONG KONG (Reuters): The owner of a Hong Kong reptile education center, who is co-hosting a major wildlife expo for children, has been charged with the illegal possession of endangered species, local authorities said Wednesday. Alvin Wong Ho-hin, owner of…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (468+ words) SINGAPORE: A rare sighting of the venomous and poisonous blue-necked keelback snake at MacRitchie Reservoir on Saturday (Aug 1) has created a stir online among nature lovers in Singapore, with the public advised to keep a safe distance from it. In…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (375+ words) DiCaprio's Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund are leading the Phoenix Species Project, the groups announced Tuesday. They call it the largest single fund in history dedicated exclusively to recovering critically endangered species. DiCaprio has for years been developing…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (364+ words) SOUTH-EAST ASIA / BEIJING (Xinhua): A 100-million-year-old beetle preserved in amber is offering scientists a rare peek into the early evolution of fireflies' signature light shows and their remarkable antennae. The fossil, unearthed from Kachin amber in Myanmar, belongs to a…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (324+ words) THERE are many things commonly seen on (and in) Sarawak's rivers: longboats, fishing nets, the occasional timber raft and, as one licensed hunting team discovered over the weekend, crocodiles that are longer than most cars on a Malaysian highway. Was…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (221+ words) Wildlife experts found eight new species of dragonfly, three unknown grasshoppers and some 60 new butterflies and moths in vivid hues during a trip to Angola's Lisima plateau in February, a conservation group said recently. The Wilderness Project visited the waters…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (599+ words) JAKARTA: The Forestry Ministry has arrested a suspected member of an international pangolin trafficking network following an investigation into two major trafficking cases in recent months. The suspect, identified only as EO, was arrested by ministry officials in Semarang, Central…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (934+ words) IF YOU live in a Malaysian condominium or apartment, chances are you have seen those stern notices in the lobby: "No pets allowed", "Animals are strictly prohibited on the premises" or "Management reserves the right to remove any animals found…...