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Endangered Species Vol. 1 rocks KL
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (1120+ words) FOUR distinct corners of Kuala Lumpur’s alternative independent music were brought together during the Endangered Species Vol. 1 concert for a loud, energetic night at Petai Belalang Kuala Lumpur. Around 150 people turned up for performances by Open Privacy, Fuad, The Baby…...
Dartmoor ponies saved from culling risk after fears of extinction
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (523+ words) Dartmoor ponies will be protected from culling after the government removed them from a livestock counting method that could have resulted in their extinction. It emerged last month that Natural England had included the iconic semi-wild animals within its stocking…...
Around 700,000 specimens to be digitised in project to document biodiversity
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (750+ words) Digital records of around 700,000 specimens held in Scotland’s natural science collections are to be created in a digitisation project that will help unlock “critical information” about biodiversity. More than 250,000 insects from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and 388,000 herbarium specimens from the…...
Cooked to Death: How a Village Delicacy Symbolizes Our Institutional Failure to Save Endangered Species
1+ week, 2+ day ago (171+ words) A writer capturing headlines & hidden places, turning moments into words. The Psychology of the Panicked Encounter The Shrinking Safe Zones of Southeast Asia Justice on Paper vs. Enforcement on the Ground A Shared Regional Crisis: The Malaysian Mirror What Do…...
Animal rights advocates move closer to banning hunting in one state
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (427+ words) Oregon voters have moved one step closer this week to potentially banning hunting, fishing and animal agriculture. On Thursday, activists submitted a final batch of signatures to state officials for a ballot measure that would effectively criminalize such practices. The…...
#BernamaNews: Conservation efforts for the sun bear, the world’s smallest bear species, continue to be strengthened through a co...
2+ week, 5+ day ago (21+ words) BernamaNews: Conservation efforts for the sun bear, the world’s smallest bear species, continue to be strengthened through a co... Newswav...
Elephant’s absence at Osaka zoo due to routine musth procedure, not neglect, says MPT
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (411+ words) For the latest news and features from Malaysia and the rest of the world. IPOH: The recent absence of an elephant named Kelat from public viewing at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan, was part of a musth management procedure implemented…...
Wildlife conflict complaints top 76,000 since 2021
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (221+ words) For the latest news and features from Malaysia and the rest of the world. KOTA TINGGI: A total of 76,361 wildlife conflict complaints involving estimated losses of RM58.7 million were recorded nationwide between 2021 and May this year, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability…...
Over 757,000 baby turtles released in Terengganu as conservation efforts show results
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) KUALA NERUS - A total of 757,869 baby turtles were successfully hatched and released into the sea in Terengganu last year, underscoring the effectiveness of ongoing marine conservation efforts to protect endangered turtle species and preserve the country's marine biodiversity. Fisheries Director-General…...
Rhino horn: why South Africa wants to revive the international trade, and why critics fear the consequences
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) South Africa wants to expand exports of rhino hunting trophies and other wildlife products. The move relies on an exemption process within the international treaty that has largely restricted rhino horn trade since 1977. It’s a shift that could reopen one…...