Wildlife conservation

Saving gentle giants: 7 species of marine mammals spotted in Singapore

In 1994, a false killer whale strayed into Singapore waters and died after a week.

NUS study calls for reduced boat speeds, limited entry near S’pore marine mammal hot spots

Gentle giants like the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin have endured in Singapore’s territorial waters.

Javan hawk-eagle under pressure as forests in Indonesia disappear

A male Javan hawk-eagle, Raja Dirgantara, was cared for since September 2025 and required intensive rehabilitation to regain basic survival skills including feeding and hunting.

UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030

Under the treaty, countries must conduct environmental assessments of activities that have an impact on ocean ecology.

See who’s the boss: 18kg deer squares off with 1.7-tonne rhino at Poland zoo

A deer named Daddy Munchkin squares off with Marushka, the rhino, in this screengrab off a video posted by the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland.

Taxidermied polar bear, shark bones among wildlife imports approved by Singapore in 2024

This handout photo realeased by Polar Bears International on December 17, 2025, shows a wild female polar bear and her two cubs, one of whom she adopted, at Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, on November 11, 2025. Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare in polar bears. We've documented 13 cases in our study population over the last 45 years," said Evan Richardson, a scientist with Canada's ministry for environment and climate change. (Photo by HANDOUT / POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL / AFP)

In India’s race for development, elephants are losing out as their habitat fragments

An elephant died after it was hit by a train in the eastern state of Assam, India, on Dec 20, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS

55.4kg of rhino horns seized in South Africa; two Nigerians arrested in joint operation with S’pore

A shipment containing 55.4kg of rhinoceros horns and 26.2kg of lion and tiger bones, skulls and claws was seized in Johannesburg on Dec 1.

Elusive wild cat last seen in 1995, feared extinct, rediscovered in Thailand

An ecological survey recorded 29 sightings of flat-headed cats at the Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand.

Thai authorities rescue two lions, three bears found caged at Cambodian casino near border

Thai authorities have rescued five wild animals – two lions and three bears – after finding them caged at Thmor Dar Casino in Cambodia.

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