Wildlife

158 giant tortoises reintroduced to Galapagos island after more than a century

The 158 released tortoises come from the Fausto Llerena Breeding and Rearing Center on Santa Cruz Island.

Man given 2-year prison term in Indonesia’s Medan for selling protected sun bear

The sun bear is the world's smallest bear and is native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

France allows culling of around 200 wolves to protect livestock

FILE PHOTO: French farmers walk with hundreds of sheep as they stage a protest against the government's \"Plan loup\" (wolf project) which protects wolves which the farmers blame for livestock deaths and financial losses, in Lyon, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Robert Pratta/File Photo

Beachgoers warned against touching jellyfish washed ashore in Terengganu

The jellyfish possesses stinging cells on its tentacles that remain active and can release toxins upon contact.

Tech tycoon pays ‘natural dividend’ to preserve African island

Principe is the smaller of the two main islands of the nation of Sao Tome and Principe. UNESCO has designated Principe a biosphere reserve.

Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning

Volunteers distribute food aid at a flood-affected area in Aceh on Feb 6.

Sydney man jailed for mailing reptiles in popcorn bags

The reptiles were posted in 15 packages between 2018 and 2023.

Singapore’s equine-inspired neigh-tive species

A pair of horseshoe crabs mating in Republic Polytechnic on Feb 4.

Inside Singapore’s first effort to captive-breed coastal horseshoe crabs

Republic Polytechnic's Dr Laura Yap oversees Singapore's first effort to captive-breed and study development of the coastal horseshoe crab.

Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two men

Police in Thanh Hoa province, south of the capital Hanoi, said they had found the frozen bodies of two adult tigers.

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