Researchers analyze DNA from dung to save Laos elephants
Sainyabuli, Laos – Slow and silent, former logging elephant Mae Khoun Nung emerges from a forest in northern Laos and follows her guide to an animal hospital for a check-up. …
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Rhinos Get In the Halloween Spirit by Adorably Goring Pumpkins
The black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) of the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, have gotten into the Halloween spirit by smashing large pumpkins. The short video, initially shared by Laughing Squid, …
Study documents extinction of 610 bird species and ecological impacts
WASHINGTON – The Dodo, the famous flightless bird that inhabited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, is a case study in extinction caused by humans. The Dodo, finely adapted to …
Javan rhino clings to survival after Indonesia poaching wave
Jakarta – In 2023, a newborn Javan rhino in Indonesia raised hopes for the highly endangered species. Now, conservationists fear poachers have killed up to a third of the surviving …
Japan to subsidize bear hunting for beefed up controls
The Environment Ministry on Tuesday added black bears and brown bears to the list of wild animals subject to the “designated wildlife species for control,” a status that includes partial …
India’s tigers adapt to higher ground as temperatures soar and human pressure builds
Dehradun, India – Tigers in India are now being photographed in high-altitude mountains rarely seen before, a phenomenon experts attribute to relentless human pressure and a warming climate driving them …
Japan mulls designating bear populations for capture amid attacks
The Environment Ministry began deliberations Tuesday on designating prefectural bear populations to assist their capture under a government subsidy system, amid a recent surge in attacks. The panel of experts, …
Population of endangered Sumatran rhinos is now one larger
By Edna Tarigan | Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in …
In the name of sustainability, Cambodia risks its ‘final frontier’ of biodiversity
Virachey National Park, Cambodia – Vines, wrapped around the charred skeleton of a logging truck, seem to drag it deeper into the wilderness, with monsoonal rains having rusted the blackened …
The last of Japan’s wildcats
The Japanese wolf. The Bonin thrush. The Japanese otter and sea lion. All are species that once flourished on the Japanese archipelago, driven to extinction by overhunting and habitat loss. …