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Shots in the park threaten nation's endangered species
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 10/02/2013
» It was the shooting of the cat-sized krachong (mouse deer) that really made Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn angry. He and a team of park officials had just arrested a group of illegal hunters who had shot the krachong for sport, along with more than 100 rare giant Asian river frogs, in November of last year inside the park.
Kaeng Krachan for World Heritage list
Online Reporters, Published on 29/01/2013
» The cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved a proposal to nominate Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex for listing as a World Heritage Site, deputy government spokesman Chalitrat Chantarubeksa said.
Thailand tourism: New record set in 2012
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/01/2013
» China, Malaysia, Russia, Japan, Korea, UK & Germany top visitor list. Year free of things that hurt tourism: street protests, floods, bird flu scares, tsunamis....
Nakhon Si Thammarat is a place for all seasons
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/10/2012
» Mention Nakhon Si Thammarat and the image of the province's most revered Phra Borommathat pagoda would pop up in the mind of many Thais. That, perhaps, is followed by the famous sat duen sip ceremony, the grand event in which locals gather to make merit for their deceased relatives; nang talung shadow puppets; manorah folk performance and many more.
New owl species discovered in Philippines
AFP, Published on 19/08/2012
» Scientists and birdwatchers have discovered 10 new owl species in the Philippines, using advanced recording equipment that can distinguish between their hoots, a conservation official said.
Civil war endangers Myanmar's ailing tigers
AFP, Published on 22/06/2012
» Efforts to stop Myanmar's tigers being hunted to extinction are under threat from a civil war raging in a region home to the world's biggest sanctuary for the endangered cats, experts warn.
Demonstrators out to deter Australia's kangaroo cull
AFP, Published on 08/06/2012
» Flashlight in one hand, walkie-talkie in the other, Fiona Corke is out on a dark night in a national park in the Australian capital Canberra looking for marksmen.
Consumption threat to vulnerable species: study
AFP, Published on 07/06/2012
» The developed world's insatiable appetite for products like coffee and timber is threatening the survival of one in three vulnerable animal species in poor countries, according to an Australian study.
Two new frog species found in Philippines
AFP, Published on 17/04/2012
» Two new species of frog have been discovered in fast-disappearing forests in the Philippines, boosting hopes for the survival of the country's rich but threatened wildlife, scientists said Tuesday.
Digital Gains
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/04/2012
» Are we the only ones who think that some people use social media - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all that interwebs jazz - rather pointlessly?