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National parks ban single-use plastics
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» The government on Wednesday banned styrofoam packaging and single-use plastics from national parks as it fights a scourge of waste threatening wildlife.
Temple's tigers can stay, for now
AFP, Published on 24/04/2015
» Wildlife officials began a headcount Friday of nearly 150 tigers kept by monks at a temple which has become the centre of a dispute over the welfare of the animals.
Tiger 'unintentionally' mauls Kanchanaburi abbot
AFP, Published on 26/05/2015
» BANGKOK - A tiger that mauled the abbot of a Thai temple under fire over the welfare of dozens of big cats in its care "didn't intend" to attack him, the monk's doctor said on Monday.
Asian wildlife trade rampant on social media, say conservationists
AFP, Published on 03/03/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram are increasingly being used in Asia as platforms for the illegal trade in a range of threatened species such as orangutan and sun bears, conservation groups said Thursday.
Baby orangutans rescued in police sting
AFP, Published on 24/12/2016
» Police rescued two baby orangutans in a sting operation in Bangkok after undercover officers arranged to buy the primates over a mobile phone messaging app from wildlife traffickers for nearly US$20,000, officials said on Saturday.