Wildlife conservation

In Sri Lanka, human-elephant conflict takes deadly toll

As many as 70% of Sri Lanka’s estimated 7,451 wild elephants live outside protected areas.

Orang utan rescued in Indonesia fires ‘walked through’ flames, says nonprofit CEO

Novita the ape nesting in a tree for safety, as thick smoke from forest fires below her waft up, in Indonesia’s Borneo in September.

As species decline, green turtles offer glimmer of hope

A newborn green turtle crawling across a sandy beach towards the sea after being released from a wildlife protected area on Mataking Island on Sept 25.

Finding Joy

A few hundred dives and still spellbound by the underwater world

The writer observes a mola mola in waters off Bali, Indonesia.

Back from the brink, Australia’s Bogong moths are again swarming the skies

The great migration of the Bogong moth was once a yearly feature of the Australian spring.

Surrounded by boobies, tortoises and sea lions: Why magical Galapagos is worth the 40-hour journey

A sea lion pup approaches us at the pier in San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos.

Monkey business? Macaques play repairmen, strip lamp posts on Old Upper Thomson Road

The macaques were spotted twisting cylindrical fittings and carrying some away for further “inspection”.

Ten lions found dead in suspected poisoning case at Tanzania wildlife reserve

The deaths raise concerns over the conservation of lions in one of Africa’s most renowned wildlife ecosystems.

Indonesia cash-for-photos scheme turns animal hunters into protectors

The daily photo hunt earns hundreds in Borneo cash as part of a conservation programme making animals worth more alive than dead.

Trump administration moves to gut a core endangered species protection

At the centre of the change is what it means to “take” an endangered animal, something that has long been prohibited under the Act.

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