Asia

Home to glaciers, snow leopards, and rich human cultures, Ladakh suffers from a lack of political representation, which has inspired recent protests.

Critics argue the authoritarian government has rammed the project through with minimal environmental oversight and in violation of several laws.

This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.

This nature haven, an important area for marine mammals, is losing its luster as developments come at a price to the ecosystem and wildlife.

This fearless carnivore lives a secretive life and digs fantastic tunnels — but that can’t protect it from poachers and snares.

Isolated on just two islands in southeast Asia, this little-known, forest-dependent wild cat persists in the region experiencing the world’s fastest deforestation.

Efforts to broaden local participation for the conservation of this rare cat are currently ongoing across its global range.

This critically endangered, fanged deer species is losing out to the snaring crisis in Laos and Vietnam.

This vulnerable, fish-eating small carnivore still lives in stream-fed forests of northeastern Bangladesh and other countries. But it faces increasing threats.

Video: Poachers slaughtered 1,028 South African rhinos for their horns in 2017.