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'Absolute madness': Thailand's pet lion problem
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI — Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogramme lion-tiger hybrid called "Big George."
Taking on parks graft
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/07/2025
» For a decade, Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park, especially the world-famous Maya Bay, has stood as a jewel of natural heritage tarnished by corruption. Despite repeated public outcries and half-hearted reform efforts, fee leakages and graft run wild.
Plan to delist songbird worries Thai conservationists
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/07/2025
» A decision by the Committee on Preserved and Protected Wildlife to consider removing the red-whiskered bulbul from Thailand's protected species list has raised concerns among conservationists.
Dehorning of S.African rhinos slashed poaching: study
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - The dehorning of rhinos resulted in a nearly 80-percent reduction in the poaching of the animals during a seven-year study in a major South African conservation area, researchers said Thursday.
Trump admin sows doubt over vaccines in 'Make America Healthy Again' report
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A highly anticipated White House report outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda devotes significant space to raising alarm over vaccines, while touching on environmental and nutrition concerns that remain at odds with broader administration actions.
Hong Kong jails Thai parrot egg smuggler as customs cracks case amid rising trend
Published on 19/05/2025
» A traveller from Thailand has been given a two-year jail sentence in Hong Kong for smuggling 187 parrot eggs valued at an estimated HK$1.4 million (6 million baht), with an expert saying the seizure is part of a global uptick of such cases involving endangered species.
EU downgrades protection of wolves
AFP, Published on 08/05/2025
» STRASBOURG, France - European Union lawmakers on Thursday gave the green light to downgrading wolf protections in the bloc, which will allow hunting to resume under strict criteria.
Lesser spotted leopards in peril
News, Published on 05/05/2025
» In light of Saturday's International Leopard Day, we need to raise an urgent question: How long can we "celebrate" an event that now marks a countdown to the day these majestic creatures go extinct and become a thing of the past?
Easy vote turns Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas into reality
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» HOUSTON - Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas became a reality on Saturday, when voters overwhelmingly backed turning his Starbase into a new municipality.
Scott saga shows system's flaws
Editorial, Published on 27/04/2025
» A celebrity marine park adviser has been dismissed -- but the real issue isn't him. It's the corruption, secrecy, and autocratic control his departure exposes.