Rather than allocate funds for its own imperiled species such as Sumatran rhinos, Malayan tigers and tapirs, Borneo pygmy elephants, turtles and tortoises, orangutans, sun […]
Category: Southeast Asia
It’s a Boy! Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino Born in Indonesia
History has been made at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia, where Ratu has reportedly given birth to a healthy male calf! Widodo Ramono from […]
Vietnam: Wildlife Trafficking Matriarch Evades Justice
A local purveyor of illegal wildlife, Tu Loan, has again escaped criminal prosecution in Vietnam’s Lam Dong province. Although she could have faced seven years […]
2012 Declared International Year of the Rhino
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has declared June 5th, 2012, as the beginning of the International Year of the Rhino. It is a fitting […]
Sri Lanka Seizes Nation’s Largest Ever Illicit Ivory Haul
The discovery of more than one and half tonnes of elephant ivory in Sri Lanka may point to the potential emergence of new trafficking routes. […]
Vietnam: Three Frozen Tigers Confiscated from Smugglers
Police in Nghe An Province discovered the frozen bodies of three tigers when they searched a car driven by a smuggling suspect. The vehicle stopped […]
Malaysia: Online Wildlife Traffickers Arrested, Released on Bail
A palm oil plantation owner and a mechanic were both arrested — and then released on bail — by Malaysia’s Wildlife and National Parks Department […]
Asia’s Rapacious Demand for Turtle Flesh Threatens U.S. Turtles
The U.S. is one of the world’s largest turtle biodiversity hotspots. But for how much longer? It has more turtle species than any other country […]
Vietnam: Celebrities Say No to Bear Bile in TV Campaign
Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) has launched a new TV campaign in which celebrities urge the public not to use bear bile. Four advertisements are airing […]
Endangered Marine Turtles on the Menu: Philippine Authorities Promise to Take Action
Philippine authorities have vowed to form a “special task force” which will crack down on restaurants illegally serving protected marine turtles, known as pawikan. According […]