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Jeju’s yacht tourism push sparks concerns for dolphin habitat
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (557+ words) Hot Pink Dolphins, an animal advocacy group, said excessive sightseeing boats are stressing dolphins and affecting their rest and feeding. Published'Feb 11, 2026, 04:14 PM Updated'Feb 11, 2026, 04:15 PM JEJU " Jeju Island's plan to promote a yacht route encircling the island is drawing criticism from…...
Noisy humans harm birds and affect breeding success: Study
1+ week, 1+ day ago (566+ words) The research found that birds living in urban areas tended to have higher levels of stress hormones than those outside of cities. Published'Feb 11, 2026, 08:34 AM Updated'Feb 11, 2026, 06:20 PM PARIS - Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship…...
UK zoo says tiny snail ‘back from brink’ of extinction
1+ week, 3+ day ago (430+ words) Once thought lost, the greater Bermuda land snail has "officially been saved from extinction". Published'Feb 08, 2026, 08:55 PM Updated'Feb 08, 2026, 08:58 PM CHESTER - A minuscule snail once thought to have disappeared has been saved from the edge of extinction, a British zoo said on…...
Riau Police probe decapitation of critically endangered Sumatran elephant
1+ week, 4+ day ago (91+ words) According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, only 2,400 to 2,800 Sumatran elephants remain in the wild. Published'Feb 07, 2026, 06:20 PM Updated'Feb 07, 2026, 06:27 PM RIAU " Riau Police have launched an investigation into the death of a Sumatran elephant found decapitated inside a pulp company's…...
Malaysian authorities busted ‘Ninja Turtle’ syndicate that breeds, sells exotic turtles
1+ week, 6+ day ago (458+ words) Authorities confiscated 44 turtles of various species during a raid at a house in Kangar. Published'Feb 06, 2026, 12:10 PM Updated'Feb 06, 2026, 12:40 PM KANGAR - Malaysian authorities busted the "Ninja Turtle" gang involved in trafficking various species of turtles, seizing more than RM200,000 (S$64,464) and arresting three…...
10,000-year-old porcupine fossil at Ipoh geological heritage site goes missing
2+ week, 1+ day ago (396+ words) The marks were made by a battery operated grinder, believed to have been used to remove the fossil. Published'Feb 04, 2026, 01:00 PM Updated'Feb 04, 2026, 01:45 PM IPOH " A fossil, believed to be that of a porcupine dating back 10,000 years and embedded in a cave…...
Bird rescued after being caught by fishing line at Lower Seletar Reservoir
2+ week, 4+ day ago (312+ words) A bird caught on a fishing line at Lower Seletar Reservoir on Feb 1. Published'Feb 01, 2026, 09:53 AM Updated'Feb 01, 2026, 08:12 PM SINGAPORE " A migratory bird was rescued early on Feb 1 after it was snagged by a fishing line that then got caught on a…...
Baby bonanza: About 1,000 animals born across S’pore’s wildlife parks in 2025
2+ week, 6+ day ago (943+ words) Published'Jan 29, 2026, 05:45 PM Updated'Jan 29, 2026, 11:46 PM SINGAPORE " Singapore's five wildlife parks welcomed about 1,000 animal babies across more than 150 species in 2025. Among the new additions are the critically endangered red-shanked douc langur and Huulien leopard gecko, said the Mandai Wildlife Group in a…...
$500 fine for man who tampered with bird trap, disrupting operation to manage crow population
3+ week, 1+ day ago (317+ words) Published'Jan 27, 2026, 06:16 PM SINGAPORE " An elderly man disrupted a National Parks Board (NParks) operation to manage the house crow population by tampering with a trap, causing three birds to escape. On Jan 27, Tan See Chee, 77, was fined $500 after he pleaded guilty…...
More than 40,000ha of mangrove forests lost in Malaysia since 2017, says ministry
3+ week, 2+ day ago (265+ words) Malaysia's mangrove forests currently span 586,548ha, accounting for 3.26 per cent of the country's total forested area. Published'Jan 27, 2026, 10:40 AM Updated'Jan 27, 2026, 11:04 AM KUALA LUMPUR " More than 40,000ha of Malaysia's mangrove forests, one of the country's key ecosystems, has been lost since 2017, says the Malaysian…...