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Conservation/Preservation

Orchard Road Presbyterian Church’s main building put forth for conservation

Orchard Road Presbyterian Church's main building (right) has been proposed for conservation.
Orchard Road Presbyterian Church's main building (right) has been proposed for conservation.

Several whales restrand at New Zealand’s Farewell Spit, six die

People trying to rescue a pod of whales stranded on the shore at Farewell Spit, in Golden Bay, New Zealand, on Jan 8.
People trying to rescue a pod of whales stranded on the shore at Farewell Spit, in Golden Bay, New Zealand, on Jan 8.

Demolition should not be an option for 38 Oxley Road bungalow

The facade of 38 Oxley Road on Oct 31, 2025.
The facade of 38 Oxley Road on Oct 31, 2025.

Belgium’s beer-brewing monks battle threat to their way of life

A Belgian trappist monk walking past bottles of Westvleteren beer at the bottling plant in Westvleteren, Belgium, in June 2019.
A Belgian trappist monk walking past bottles of Westvleteren beer at the bottling plant in Westvleteren, Belgium, in June 2019.

The gruesome poaching of rare elephants in Malaysia’s remote jungle

A baby elephant stays close to a dead Borneo pygmy elephant in the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia, in January 2013.
A baby elephant stays close to a dead Borneo pygmy elephant in the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia, in January 2013.

Indonesian floods were ‘extinction level’ for rare orang utans

Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild.
Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild.

How a fatal virus sparked Pulau Ubin’s mouse-deer boom

The greater mouse-deer on Pulau Ubin. The mouse-deer population quintupled to 293 individuals per sq km between 2019 and 2024.
The greater mouse-deer on Pulau Ubin. The mouse-deer population quintupled to 293 individuals per sq km between 2019 and 2024.

From hunters to guardians: Angolan villagers help to save endangered sea turtles

Joaquim Avelino Fragoso, who once killed sea turtles for food or money, assists Debora Carvalho to inspect a turtle in Hojiua, at the Longa base in Cuanza Sul province, Angola, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Cesar Muginga
Joaquim Avelino Fragoso, who once killed sea turtles for food or money, assists Debora Carvalho to inspect a turtle in Hojiua, at the Longa base in Cuanza Sul province, Angola, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Cesar Muginga

Grizzly bear attack on Canada school children leaves 4 seriously injured

Students and teachers had stopped along a walking trail near the river in British Columbia when a grizzly bear emerged from the forest and attacked.
Students and teachers had stopped along a walking trail near the river in British Columbia when a grizzly bear emerged from the forest and attacked.

Cambodia releases rare captive-bred storks in conservation breakthrough

A greater adjutant, stands after being released at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Roun Ry
A greater adjutant, stands after being released at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Roun Ry

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.