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Conservation/Preservation

Letter From San Mariano

How a northern Philippine town learnt to live with the world’s rarest crocodile

Amante Yog-yog Jr holds up a young Philippine crocodile that the Mabuwaya Foundation is protecting at San Mariano, Isabela, Philippines on July 28.
Amante Yog-yog Jr holds up a young Philippine crocodile that the Mabuwaya Foundation is protecting at San Mariano, Isabela, Philippines on July 28.

Beaten Venezuelans brace for more severe power, water cuts as El Niño looms

A woman uses her phone while sitting next to a tent where she sleeps after her building collapsed, as Venezuelans face worsening power and water shortages following government warnings of drought linked to the El Nino phenomenon, deepening hardships for a population already coping with daily outages and the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
A woman uses her phone while sitting next to a tent where she sleeps after her building collapsed, as Venezuelans face worsening power and water shortages following government warnings of drought linked to the El Nino phenomenon, deepening hardships for a population already coping with daily outages and the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

US actor Leonardo DiCaprio wades into Chilean power project over endangered frog

Leonardo DiCaprio told his Instagram followers that fewer than 1,000 Pehuenche spiny-chest frogs remain in the wild.
Leonardo DiCaprio told his Instagram followers that fewer than 1,000 Pehuenche spiny-chest frogs remain in the wild.

Forum: Give future HDB residents a chance to live close to greenery too

Malayan tigers actively breeding at new reserve in Pahang

Covering 134,183ha and bordering Taman Negara Pahang, the reserve expands one of Malaysia’s largest and most important tiger landscapes.
Covering 134,183ha and bordering Taman Negara Pahang, the reserve expands one of Malaysia’s largest and most important tiger landscapes.

Fishing for science: Gen Z anglers form society to document fish in Singapore waters

Singapore Management University student Andriel Cheong, 24, observing a saddle grunt caught at Bedok Jetty on June 14.
Singapore Management University student Andriel Cheong, 24, observing a saddle grunt caught at Bedok Jetty on June 14.

Forum: See public consultation system from a global perspective

Seed by seed: Women of Tampenau nursing Sabah’s rainforests back to recovery

A Kampung Tampenau villager picking up wildings found in the forest reserve during an outing with the Sabah Forestry Department, in the Kawag area within Ulu Segama-Malua Forest Reserve in Sabah.
A Kampung Tampenau villager picking up wildings found in the forest reserve during an outing with the Sabah Forestry Department, in the Kawag area within Ulu Segama-Malua Forest Reserve in Sabah.

Rogue elephant named Dhurbe followed a family for 14 years in Nepal

The house of Ashika Bote, who was killed along with her four-year-old son, by an elephant.
The house of Ashika Bote, who was killed along with her four-year-old son, by an elephant.

Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era

The ageing cellulose acetate films are at risk of developing “vinegar syndrome”, a chemical decay that can make film brittle, warped or sticky.
The ageing cellulose acetate films are at risk of developing “vinegar syndrome”, a chemical decay that can make film brittle, warped or sticky.

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