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Shark fin hunters targeted, wildlife summit extends protection
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» PANAMA CITY: A global wildlife summit in Panama took an important step Thursday towards upgrading protection for sharks, the ancient ocean vertebrates targeted for their fins used in a status-symbol soup.
Russian strikes batter grid as first snow hits Ukraine
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Fresh Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Thursday, officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks that have crippled the country's energy infrastructure as winter sets in and temperatures drop.
Battle to save Panama turtle at center of aphrodisiac superstition
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» PUNTA CHAME (PANAMA) - The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and pangolin: human superstition.
Rare cat spotted at Phu Khieo sanctuary
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/11/2022
» An Asiatic golden cat was photographed at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary on Nov 6, officials at the sanctuary revealed on Tuesday.
Catfish to be 'chipped' in effort to halt fall in numbers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/10/2022
» The Department of Fisheries plans to implant microchips into 100 giant catfish in an attempt to use DNA-based techniques to promote breeding, in a species under close watch by conservationists due to falling numbers.
Xi and top officials pay homage to Mao
Published on 29/10/2022
» BEIJING: Dressed in matching navy windbreakers and flanking President Xi Jinping, China’s freshly appointed top leadership this week made their first group outing to the Communist Party’s “holy land”.
Bridge project 'threatens rare dolphins'
News, Published on 24/10/2022
» The cabinet's recent decision to approve the construction of a 4.48-billion-baht bridge across the Songkhla Lake is causing alarm among environmental activists and authorities alike, with many questioning if the project will ultimately spell the demise of the last pod of 14 Irrawaddy dolphins who call the lake home.
'Bua Noi' may finally make ape escape
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/10/2022
» After three decades in captivity at a private zoo in Bangkok, the well-known gorilla, Bua Noi, may finally be granted a return "home" to where she was born in Germany, if the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's plan to repatriate her is a success.
Mall zoo prices Thailand's last caged gorilla at B30m
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/10/2022
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans fund-raising events to buy the country's last gorilla, held caged at a shopping mall in Bangkok that has put the price at 30 million baht.