Wildlife conservation

Back to the treetops: Orang utans rescued from Borneo’s fires find a new home

An orang utan rescued from burning forests in West Kalimantan province moves through the trees at its new home at the Batu Nyambu protected reserve.

One-star staycation, five-star tantrum: Bear gets locked in Subaru, trashes car

A black bear tore into the interior of a car in Juneau, Alaska, after it got itself locked inside.

The Conscious Traveller

Hanifaru Bay in the Maldives draws hundreds of manta rays. Can tourism help protect them?

Manta ray-watching tourism generated US$227.3 million (S$290.9 million) in the Maldives in 2021.

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”.

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